10/1 Cedarcrest 3, Coupeville 0: Crystal Canady had 14 digs, Shannon Bailey added 10 kills and Lindsey Smith chipped in 15 assists to help Cedarcrest (4-2) take a 25-23, 25-16, 25-19 Cascade Conference victory. Coupeville (1-5) was led by Linde Maertens' 11 kills.
Cedarcrest Highlights: Hannah Smythe 5 kills; Shannon Bailey 10 kills; Lindsey Smith 15 assists, 3 aces; Sara Houser 10 digs, 3 aces; Crystal Canady 14 digs; Ashley Paquette 3 blocks
9/29 VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Archbishop Murphy takes care of Cedarcrest
Herald staff
EVERETT -- The Archbishop Murphy volleyball team's goal Monday night was to keep Cedarcrest out of its offensive sets with an aggressive offense of its own. Apparently Becca Gotz took the message to heart as she converted 16 of 19 kill attempts and led the Wildcats to a 25-14, 25-14, 25-18 Cascade Conference victory.
"I told the setter to just keep going to her," Archbishop Murphy coach Jim Hardy said.
Down 6-9 in the first set, the Wildcats went on an 11-0 run and never looked back. As a team, Archbishop Murphy ended up with 37 kills, 11 aces, 33 assists and 11 blocks.
"What really worked for us tonight was converting back-row attacking," Hardy said. "Ashley (Broadwell) and Becca were very effective back there."
RaeLea Davidson had five kills for Cedarcrest and teammates Lindsey Smith and Sara Howser had 13 assists and three blocks, respectively.
Archbishop Murphy improves to 4-0 in league and overall, while Cedarcrest falls to 2-2, 3-2. The victory will be of significant importance when district seeding comes around since Archbishop Murphy and Cedarcrest are the top two respectively ranked 2A teams in the Cascade Conference.
Cedarcrest Highlights: Lindsey Smith 13 assists; Sara Houser 3 blocks; RaeLea Davidson 5 kills
9/25 Cedarcrest 3, Granite Falls 0: At Duvall, Shannon Bailey, with 17 kills and four aces, helped Cedarcrest (2-1 league, 3-1 overall) to the 25-22, 25-19, 25-16 Cascade Conference win over Granite Falls (1-2, 1-2). Other notable players for Cedarcrest were Sara Houser (eight kills), Jessica Knoth (seven kills) and Lindsey Smith (24 assists). Audrey Murphy led Granite Falls with nine kills.
Cedarcrest Highlights Shannon Bailey 17 kills, 4 aces; Lindsey Smith 23 assists; Sara Houser 8 kills; Crystal Canady 11 assists; Jessica Knoth 7 kills; Shelby Koback 5 aces.
9/23 King's 3, Cedarcrest 0: At Duvall, Lindsey Smith had 20 assists and Shannon Bailey had 10 kills but undefeated King's (2-0 league and overall) rolled 25-19, 25-15, 25-17 to the Cascade Conference victory over Cedarcrest (2-1, 2-1).
Cedarcrest Highlights Shannon Bailey 10 kills; Lindsey Smith 20 assists; Sara Houser 6 kills; Crystal Canady 10 digs.
9/18/08 Prep volleyball: Bailey's 25 kills help Cedarcrest topple South Whidbey 3-1
Herald staff
LANGLEY -- Christine Hillestad has high expectations for her Cedarcrest volleyball team.
A year after placing fifth at the 2A District 1 tournament and barely missing a chance at a state berth, the Red Wolves head coach says her team is, "hunting towards that again."
The Red Wolves (2-0 in league and overall) made a small step towards Hillestad's goal with a 25-12, 15-25, 25-23, 25-16 victory over South Whidbey Thursday night in a Cascade Conference match at South Whidbey High School.
"My expectations are high for us, not making state didn't sit well with me," Hillestad said.
Shannon Bailey had 25 kills, Lindsey Smith added 41 assists and Sara Houser had nine kills and four aces, two coming in the game four clincher to lead the Red Wolves.
Cedarcrest bounced back from a game two loss to defeat South Whidbey (1-1) 25-23 in the third game.
"We had some unforced errors and cut down on those, in the third game," Hillestad said.
Houser served 11 of Cedarcrest's 25 game four points.
Cedarcrest Highlights Shannon Bailey 25 kills, Lindsey Smith 41 assists, Sara Houser 9 kills, 4 aces, RaeLea Davidson 3 aces, Crystal Canady 11 digs.
9/16/08 Cedarcrest 3, Sultan 0: At Sultan, Hannah Smythe of Cedarcrest had 11 kills and three aces in a 25-9, 25-9, 25-15 Cascade Conference victory. Teammate Shannon Bailey had 11 kills and Lindsey Smith had 27 assists in what was the inaugural match of both team's season.
Cedarcrest Highlights Hannah Smythe 11 kills, 3 aces, Shannon Bailey 11 kills, Lindsey Smith 27 assists, Sara Houser 6 kills.
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