The Napavine volleyball team came away with a big win on Tuesday, as the Tigers defeated Toutle Lake 25-18, 25-12, 23-25, 25-19 in a non-league contest.
“They did a really good job tonight,” Napavine coach Monica Dailey said. “That’s some big growth for them. Everybody had a great night.”
The Tigers (2-1) came out firing, dominating the first two sets to take a commanding 2-0 lead. Dailey said that they “came out a little soft” in the third set, but they did battle back to make it a one-point set late before Toutle Lake forced a fourth set.
“That made them come out fighting hard in the fourth,” Dailey said. “I was proud of how tenacious they were tonight.”
Napavine didn’t let it go five, as the Tigers won the fourth set to put the match away.
“We are inexperienced at the varsity level, and they’re doing a really good job learning everyday,” Dailey said. “I know it is in them, I’ve seen it in spurts. They did a great job of trying to stay focused, and that will come more with experience. They turned a corner tonight.”
Jessie McCoy logged 14 assists, 13 kills, eight digs, and two blocks, while Emily Kang was perfect from the service line and tallied 21 digs and a pair of aces.
Nicholle Valentine tallied 10 kills, while Kennedy Purvis added eight, and Stephanie Camacho-Chavez logged 12 digs. MaKayla Brett tallied three aces without an error at the service line, and she also added nine digs and eight assists.
The Tigers will head to South Bend on Thursday to take on Raymond-South Bend in another non-league matchup.
