By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | August 28, 2024
The Wellsboro Volleyball team opened the 2024 season with a pair of wins over Canton on Tuesday, August 27.
The Varsity team won 3-1 while the JV team won 2-0 (25-8, 25-23).
In the Varsity game Wellsboro edged Canton 25-23 in the first set, then the Lady Warriors flipped the scored around to take the second set, 25-23. Wellsboro rallied to win the third set 25-20, then closed out the game with a 25-14 win in the fourth set.
Seniors Paige Logsdon and Lexi Urena had 9 kills each to lead the Lady Hornets, junior Taylor Main had 9 assists, and sophomore Madison Cruttenden and Urena both made 19 digs. Cruttenden and Urena also led the team from the serving line, scoring 16 points apiece with Urena recording 8 aces.
Logsdon also added 5 solo block and 1 assisted.
Sophomore Blake Eckart added 5 kills and a block and sophomore Ellie Largey recorded 12 points, 8 assists, and 14 digs.
Wellsboro (1-0, 1-0 NTL Large School Division) hosts Sayre on Thursday.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.