Troy Rallies Past Wellsboro
By: Chris Manning | NTL Sports | October 9, 2026
TROY - A young Troy team got a signature win on the season, besting league leading Wellsboro 3-2, during NTL volleyball action Thursday.
"The girls played as a team tonight, put all the energy on the court and into the ball," said Troy coach Abby Herman-Deitrick. "They’ve been working so hard on getting rid of errors at the net and on the back line and tonight they finally found a rhythm that worked for them. Everybody did their job tonight and it really showed what the girls are capable of."
The Trojans came out and took the first set 25-21, but the Hornets won the next two, 25-14, and 25-20.
Troy rallied with a 25-20 third set win, then pulled away 15-7 in the fifth set.
"I am proud of how well they played and how well they composed themselves after losing two sets," Herman-Deitrick said. "It’s hard to come back and earn the momentum but that’s what really helped them win the fourth and continued into the fifth set."
Haidyn Watson had 15 kills, one assist, two aces, and 20 digs, as Alli Bailey had 20 digs, one kill, and two assists.
Alexa Lawrence finished with eight kills, one assist, two aces, and 14 digs, with Nya Watson getting 11 digs, 34 assists, and one ace.
Bella Wood had seven kills, one ace, and a block, as Evelyn Schonher had four kills, four digs, and two blocks.
Gracie Brown had four kills, four aces, four digs, and one block, with Liana Lyon adding four digs.
Maeleigh Deitrick had a kill with two digs, as well.
"Wellsboro and Troy seem to always put on a great game everytime we play," Herman-Deitrick said. "It feels great to come out on top for this one especially for the girls who couldn’t have done more of what the coaching staff was asking them to do."
Troy lost the JV match 25-13, and 25-18.
Leah Machmer had five digs, one kill, and three aces, as Mya Monro had three kills, three aces, and three digs.
Gracie Feldmeier tallied three digs, three kills, and an ace, with Mya McClure getting one kill, nine assists, and four digs.
Alexis Cayer had four digs and an assist, with Addy Theodorakos getting two kills, and two aces. Madison Morgan chipped in with a dig.
