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Branson Comes from Behind to Beat Republic

October 13, 2009 By David Leave a Comment

Republic’s volleyball team won their first game, then dropped two in a row in a loss at Branson Tuesday, 25-19 21-25 21-25.

The Lady Tigers were coming off a week with two COC victories against Webb City and Carthage, and looked ready to continue their winning streak after a victory in the first game. But Branson got 28 assists from setter Cailynne Hayter, and 11 kills from Bre Winn, to come from behind. Winn also had three service aces to lead all players.

Republic was led by Nicole Hallam and Rachel Nichols with ten kills apiece. Elle Aston and Mallory Long had 17 digs each, and Jordan Jones led the Lady Tigers with 25 assists.

In the JV match, Republic won easily, 25-15 25-13. And the freshmen also won big, 25-11 25-13.

Filed Under: Volleyball Tagged With: Branson, Elle Aston, Jordan Jones, Mallory Long, Nicole Hallam, Rachel Nichols, Volleyball

Mallory Long: Athlete of the Week

October 9, 2009 By David 1 Comment

Congratulations to sophomore volleyball libero Mallory Long! She’s one of the Athletes of the Week in the Springfield News-Leader this week.

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Volleyball Lady Tigers Cruise Past Carthage

October 8, 2009 By David Leave a Comment

Elle_Aston_tip The Lady Tigers volleyball team got seven kills from Nicole Hallam and beat Carthage in two games, 25-18 26-24. Hallam added three blocks for Republic, as they won their second COC match of the week.

Jordan Jones had 20 assists, and Mallory Long had nine digs to lead the Lady Tigers. And Bri Goforth gave Republic a lift off the bench to help the Lady Tigers overcome a 5-point deficit in the second game.

Taylor Smith had seven kills for Carthage in a losing cause.

The JV team played an even match with Carthage for two games, before pulling away for the victory in Game Three (25-17 19-25 25-12). Bri Goforth led Republic with eight kills. Sadie Stevens had 16 digs in a big defensive effort, and Sarah Kreul had 21 assists. The JV improved to 15-2-1 this season.

The freshmen lost 24-26 13-25.

Filed Under: Volleyball Tagged With: Bri Goforth, Jordan Jones, Mallory Long, Nicole Hallam, Sadie Stevens, Sarah Kreul, Volleyball

Lady Tigers Dominate Webb City

October 6, 2009 By David Leave a Comment

Republic’s Nicole Hallam showed Webb City what it missed the first time the two teams met, as the Lady Tigers cruised to a 25-17 25-18 victory Tuesday. The Lady Tigers had lost to Webb City in three games at the Springfield Classic Tournament — but were limited offensively, playing without Hallam. They showed big improvement in every aspect of their game in Tuesday’s win.

Hallam and Elle Aston each had six kills. And Mallory Long had a big defensive game with 16 digs for the Lady Tigers. Long also contributed two service aces.

For Webb City, Kaitlin Jaeger had five kills.

In the JV game, Republic dominated, 25-19 25-10. Brandy Glessner had 5 kills on 6 attempts with no errors (0.833 hitting %). Sarah Kreul had 15 assists, Rachelle Kipp had 6 digs, and Kelsey Forbis had 3 aces.

The freshmen also won easily, 25-11 25-13.

Filed Under: Volleyball Tagged With: Brandy Glessner, Elle Aston, Kelsey Forbis, Mallory Long, Nicole Hallam, Rachelle Kipp, Sarah Kreul, Volleyball, Webb City

Volleyball Sweeps Parkview

September 22, 2009 By David Leave a Comment

Republic’s volleyball teams swept Parkview Tuesday, with the freshman, JV and varsity teams picking up victories.

The freshmen followed up on their win at the Joplin tournament with a victory in straight sets, 25-8, 25-19. The JV team dropped the first set, but rebounded to take a 3-set victory, 22-25, 25-19, 25-14. The victory keeps the JV squad’s undefeated record intact.

In the varsity match, 5th-ranked Republic won a close one in the first set, 26-24. They took the second set 25-20, to improve to 7-3-2 on the season.

Nicole Hallam led the Lady Tigers with 8 kills. She hit .500 for the match. Jordan Jones had 24 assists. Elle Aston and Mallory Long had 12 digs apiece to key the defensive effort.

The varsity team has a week off, and will return to action at Ozark next Tuesday. The JV team will host the Republic Tournament this weekend.

Filed Under: Volleyball Tagged With: Elle Aston, Jordan Jones, Mallory Long, Nicole Hallam, Parkview, Volleyball

Volleyball Team Thumps Stockton

September 17, 2009 By David Leave a Comment

Volleyball_vs_Stockton The Republic volleyball team got back in in the win column with a 2-set victory over Stockton, 25-16, 25-13.

With the first set tied 12-12, Republic scored 13 of the next 17 points to put Stockton away. In the second set, Stockton stayed close early, and the team were tied 5-5. But Republic pulled away again, outscoring Stockton 20-8 the rest of the way.

Elle Aston had nine kills to lead the Lady Tigers. Jordan Jones contributed 21 assists. And Mallory Long keyed the Republic defense with nine digs.

The Republic JV team stayed undefeated with a straight-set victory, 25-11, 25-12.

Filed Under: Volleyball Tagged With: Elle Aston, Jordan Jones, Mallory Long, Stockton, Volleyball