The Republic Lady Tigers volleyball team picked up its first win of the season, beating Carl Junction 25-19 25-22. It was the first game in the new high school for the volleyball team, which finished its season last year before the new school opened.
After winning the first game handily, Republic fell behind in the second game, 6-1, before storming back. They took an 11-10 lead, and never relinquished the lead the rest of the way.
The match was interrupted just before the start of the second game because of a tornado warning. But play resumed quickly, after about a 15-minute delay.
Nicole Hallam led the offense with eight kills for Republic. Alex Botkin had four aces. Jordan Jones added 12 assists. Three players — Jones, Botkin, and Mallory Long — shared the team lead with five digs defensively.
Both teams are now 1-1. Republic’s JV squad won 25-17 25-18, and the freshmen won 25-19 25-18.
Listen to postgame comments from coach Katie Kreimer.