Lady Pioneers spiked by Stars – Still seeking first victory over Siegel

Brittany Frazier goes up for a kill during Tuesday’s District 7-AAA volleyball match against Siegel.

Warren County has never defeated the Lady Stars and unfortunately for the Lady Pioneers that streak continued after falling to Siegel 25-23, 25-19, 25-18.

In the first game the Lady Pioneers were down 21-15 when Ashlee Malone helped her team get back into the match from the service line. Warren County rallied and pulled within one point at 21-20. Blocks from Mary Kate Fisher, Lauren Lytle and Lori Pepper gave the Warren County a chance to win the first game after tying things up at 22-22. But the Lady Stars came up with two big kills for the final two points to take the win.

In the second game Warren County jumped out in front 6-3 with big plays at the net from Frazier, Fisher and Lytle, as Rachel Walker gave Warren County a solid performance in the back court. Tied at 12-12 Siegel’s size and experience took over as the Lady Stars rallied and took a 21-16 lead. Warren County bounced back with three points off of aggressive play from the front row and two big rallies that shut down Siegel’s offense. The Lady Stars came through with four points, two from service and two from kills to secure the second game.

The final game saw the Lady Pioneers and Siegel battle things out at the net. Strong serving from Malone, Fisher and Kathryn McKinley kept the Lady Pioneers within striking distance. But Siegel’s front row took over the game for the final six points, which secured the district win for the Lady Stars.

Leading the Lady Pioneers were, Frazier with 10 assists and four aces. Fisher had eight kills, Lytle had three, Malone added two and Frazier had one kill. Frazier had four aces on the day with Fisher and McKinley added two.

‘This wasn’t what we originally wanted, but as long as we make improvement from match to match you have to be positive,’ said coach Franklin Fisher. ‘A lot of our problems in the past have been the lack of focus, but tonight I think we took strides in the right direction.’

The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to travel to Grundy County on Thursday.