Vals win two
<p>Marissa Hiza hits against Mission on Thursday. The Valkyries won 4 sets to 1.</p>
The Bigfork Valkyrie volleyball team has two more home court wins under their belts, defeating Mission 3-1 on Thursday, and Troy 3-0 on Saturday.
Both games were similar in that the Vals didn’t really start to heat up until the second set. Against Troy, Bigfork barely squeaked out of the first set with a win, eventually taking it 25-23. The first set against Mission neither team had more than a one point lead until Bigfork began to pull away at the end, getting up to 21-24. Mission bounced back and took the set 26-24.
But against both teams, Bigfork came back strong, sending aces over the net and taking the rest of the sets. Abbie Fraley kicked off the second set against Mission by sending 10 serves in a row over the net.
“It was good to be on a roll,” she said. “And I think it really set the pace for the whole game.”
Bigfork won the set 25-10.
“I was really encouraged to see them taking control of the game,” head coach Melody Strauss said.
Bigfork had 36 kills against Mission led by Fraley, Lana Berg and Marissa Hiza.
Fraley’s service against Troy was also a big factor in that win, with nine aces.
Bigfork plays in Eureka on Thursday and hosts Plains on Saturday.
The Saturday home game is a cancer awareness game.
Bigfork def. Troy 25-23, 25-9, 25-12
Kills — Troy 13 (Aurora Becquart 3, Sami Rohrich 3, Olivia Roach 3), Bigfork 21 (Marissa Hiza 5, Miranda Campbell 5). Assists — Troy 13 (Allie Brown 13), Bigfork 16 (Kalia Wicklund 16). Digs — Troy 15 (Kaitlyn Downey 5, Roach 5), Bigfork 23 (Abbie Fraley 7). Blocks — Troy 2 (Becquart, Taylor Brown), Bigfork 4 (Campbell 3). Aces — Troy 2 (Downey 2), Bigfork 15 (Abbie Fraley 9).
Bigfork def. Mission 24-26, 25-10, 25-15, 25-9
Kills — Mission 17 (Lindsay Johnson 11), Bigfork 36 (Abbie Fraley 12, Lana Berg 11, Marissa Hiza 10); Blocks — Mission 5 (Emilie Charlo 3), Bigfork 3 (Miranda Campbell, Fraley, Berg); Assists — Mission 13 (Jordyn Eichert 13), Bigfork 28 (Kalia Wicklund 27); Digs — Mission 58 (Johnson 14), Bigfork 35 (Kayla Caselegno 7); Aces — Mission 3 (Trinity Lewandowski 2), Bigfork 15 (Fraley 8).