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The Warriors stand at the net during a serve in an attempt to intimidate the Mustangs. The Warriors played hard making sure they didn’t get behind or lose their lead.
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The Lady Warriors do their traditional cheer and hit the floor. After each ACE, the Warriors tap the floor and yell out their cheer.
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DaLaney Selfridge ’15 spikes the ball over the net. Players worked together to get the ball over the net in the three hits, purposely hitting where the Mustangs weren’t.
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Sophia Nikazam ’13 passes the ball to one of her teammates. Nikazam was shouted out for standing out during the game for always being there to cover tips.
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Kate Hammonds ’24 gets ready to serve the ball during the first set. For the entirety of the first set, Westwood kept in the lead and had possession for the majority.
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On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Freshman volleyball played the Manor Mustangs in a two set sweep , ending with the Warriors winning both sets by a considerable margin. The Warriors captured and held the lead throughout both sets, taking the first set 25-14 and taking the second set 25-17. The Warriors didn’t let their lead slow them down, continuing to widen the gap in both sets, ensuring they wouldn’t need to play a third.
The Warriors got out to an early 7-2 lead in the first set. After a few back and forth serves, Westwood took possession of the ball once again, and Bri Allid ‘27 was able to give Westwood a huge lead with her well-placed serves, not giving Manor a chance to get the ball with an 11 point scoring streak.
“We won against Manor last time in two sets and are hoping to come out even stronger today,” Gianna Brown ‘27 said. “We do lots of drills that involve teamwork so by the time we get to the game, we can work, really work together.
During the second set, the team continued to work together on their plays, getting up to an extremely early lead of 5-0 with Chiara Kanazawa ‘27 serving. They continued to hold the lead by a large margin, only letting the Mustangs catch up a little bit towards the end, before finishing the game off 25-17.
“I think the player Sophia Nikazm stood out a lot because she was always there covering tips and she was just amazing overall,” Emily Rice ‘27 said.
The Warriors will play their next home game against Cedar Ridge on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m.
![fiercely swinging, Harper Zoll '25 catches air as she jumped off the ground to get a better angle to hit. Zoll works outside of practice to prepare for aiming her hits during games. "We watch film to watch and learn [the other teams] tendency's, where they like to stand, and who likes to play where so I can prepare for next days game," Zoll said.](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-24_VarsityvballvsStoney_IsabelleHoronzy-26-1200x674.jpg)
