Setters Anna Roisum (16 assists) and Ellie Welch (13 assists) did a good job mixing up their hitters and getting the ball where they needed to put it to get the Viking hitters to swing with full power.  Right side hitter Zayla Arrow (6 kills, 1 block) played a solid game on the offensive and defense end, providing several key kills and a monster block.  Libero Morgan Korf (29 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace) was solid, reading the Comet hitters and defending the back court corner-to-corner.  Welch (8 kills, 3 blocks, 12 digs), Roisum (14 kills, 4 digs), Marie Backstrom (5 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs, 1.5 blocks) and Claudia Gurath (12 digs, 4 aces, 2 kills) made big contributions throughout the match.

“It was another tough loss for us, but we’ll take it as an opportunity to learn and improve,” commented Hillcrest Head Coach Debi Foss.  “The season is early and I’m confident the girls will be able to work through these challenges.”

Leaders for the Comets were Anna Brumfield (11 kills, 2 block kills, 14 digs), Ruby Peterson (7 kills, 18 digs, 37 set assists), Emily Adams (3 ace serves, 8 kills, 8 digs), Ella Knutson (6 kills, 2 ace serves, 14 digs), Elsa Retzlaff (4 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace serve), Kaia Miller (2 kills, 5 digs), Kenzie Miller (7 kills, 5 digs, 1 block kill) and Chloe Walkup (15 digs).

“Overall, I was very proud of how the girls fought back tonight, fixed the problems we were having, and got more aggressive as the night went on against a very good Hillcrest team,” concluded Coach Isaman. 

The Vikings will continue their home schedule by hosting Rothsay on Tuesday.