The Fernley High School volleyball team boarded the bus bound for Elko last Friday with hopes
of returning to play in the 3A State Tournament on their home floor this weekend.
But Truckee had other ideas, and the tournament will go on without them.
Truckee defeated the Vaqueros in three competitive sets, 25-23, 25-17, 25-19 in the semifinals of
the Northern 3A Regional meet in Elko last Friday evening, then defeated Dayton in three sets
on Saturday to win the regional championship.
Truckee won the match at the net, amassing 43 kills to Fernley’s 19, even though the total
number of attacks were fairly even, 126 for Truckee and 113 for Fernley.
That amounted to a 16.8 kill percentage for Fernley, even though they committed only 11 attack
errors.
“I thought we played really good defense, we just couldn’t get our offense on a roll against
Truckee’s height,” coach Diane Chapin said.
Trista Menesini had seven kills for Fernley, while Alina Williams had four, Irene Brown and
Alauna Escartin had three each and Emma Masters had two. Escartin had 11 assists, while
Menesini and Lillianna Young each had two blocks.
The 3A State Tournament will be played in Fernley this weekend, with Truckee facing Moapa
Valley at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Dayton facing the Meadows at 8 p.m. The championship match is
set for noon Saturday.
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