After compiling a 16-4 record and winning all five of their crossover matches against the
Northern 3A West, the Fernley High School volleyball team opens league play this week.
The Vaqueros are scheduled to host Lowry at 6 p.m. Thursday in their league opener, before
facing their Lahontan Valley in Fallon next Wednesday.
The Vaqueros finished nonleague play with a win over South Tahoe last Friday, bouncing back
from a tough loss to Incline last Wednesday.
The match at Incline was tight all the way through, and the Vaqueros fought back after losing the
first two sets to force the deciding fifth set before falling two points short, 26-28, 23-25, 25-22,
25-19, 13-15.
“We played excellent defense,” coach Diane Chapin said. “We made a lot of offensive mistakes
partly due to an injury to one of our setters. We blew big leads in the first and last sets because of
our errors.”
Justice Artiaga had 19 kills and Trista Menesini added 10. The Vaqueros totaled 52 kills but had
32 attack errors and a kill percentage of only 42.3 percent for the match. The defense held
Incline to a 30.4 kill percentage. The Vaqueros had 41 total digs and seven blocks.
The Vaqueros beat the Vikings 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21.
Emma Masters had 12 kills and 11 assists for the Vaqueros, Trista Menesini added 11 kills and
Alauna Escartin had 13 assists as the Vaqueros had just 13 attack errors.
“We did a better job and limited our mistakes on offense,” Chapin said. “The girls did a great job
and stepped up when we had to again make adjustments for an injury.”
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