Dolphin Volleyball Goes 3-1 Over Weekend

Meeka Hewett

(photo courtesy of the Brunswick Beacon)

9-3-14

Bolivia, NC - The Lady Dolphins are off to their best start in program history with a 4-1 overall record and 1-1 in conference play after winning 3 of 4 matches over the weekend.

On Friday night, the visiting Lady Eagles of Rockingham Community College were looking for a win after a three-game losing streak, and appeared to be on their way to victory after taking the first two sets from the Dolphins 25-20 and 25-23.  However, the Dolphins fought back and trounched the Eagles 25-12 in the third set with the consistent serving of freshman Courtney Morris who had a 9 point run.  After the Dolphins won set four 25-19, the match went to the deciding set which was done in side-out fashion and extra points, to an exciting finish with the Dolphins never letting up to win 18-16.  For the match, Meeka Hewett had 14 kills, 14 digs and 2 aces; Alyssa Carter contributed 10 kills, 9 digs, and 2 aces; Courtney Morris had 9 kills, 10 digs and a game high 38 assists.  Freshman Morgan Sullivan had 8 kills, 9 digs, and Amber Goodwin had 5 kills.  Ashlie Yoder led the team in digs with 29.  

The Dolphins hosted a tri-match on Sunday with conference opponents Cape Fear and Guilford Tech.  In the first match against Guilford Tech, the Dolphins lost set one 25-27, but then rallied to win the next three sets with scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-22.  Against rival Cape Fear, the Dolphins suffered their first loss of the season in three sets 12-25, 18-25, 20-25.  

On Labor Day, the Dolphins played host to the College of Lake County from the Chicago area.  Starting out strong and winning the first two sets 25-16 and 25-19, the Lancers fought back and took set three 19-25.  In the fourth set, with continuous side-outs, Alysa Bryant came in to serve a four-point run to take the lead 13-11.  After another side out, Courtney Morris went on a serving run of her own to secure a 19-11 lead, and the Dolphins held their ground to pull off the victory 25-20.  Leading the offense for the match was Meeka Hewett who had 12 kills and 16 digs, along with freshman teammate Morgan Sullivan who had 10 kills and 14 digs.  Courtney Morris had a game high 29 assists, along with 9 kills and 9 digs.  Sophomore Katrina Brown had 1 solo block and 3 block assists.  

The Dolphins are headed to Catawba Valley CC on Friday for the Region 10 Extravaganza, playing five matches over the weekend.