Cavewoman-Silverpup Volleyball Match

Timp Sports Weekly

September 25, 2012

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a four-game volleyball match played between the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups. As they say in Riverton, let's get right to that story.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavewomen Defeat Riverton Silverpups in 4-Game Match Sept. 20

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen defeated the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, in a four-game volleyball match played at American Fork Sept. 20 by scores of 25-18, 26-24, 22-25, 25-16.

In the first game, Kassidy Roberts, Kelsey Leatham, Jaycee Whitehead, Morgan Evans, and Maddy "Colonel" Sanders pooled their talents together to stave off the hungry Silverpups 25-18.

During the second game, the Silverpups came close to defeating the Awesome Cavewomen. Dani Parady, not Parody, guided her Silverpups in securing a 7-4 lead over American Fork. The Awesome Cavewomen's morale should have collapsed at that point, but they refused to toss in their clubs. They battled back through the impressive efforts of Roberts, Leatham, White, Evans, and Colonel Sanders. For a little while, Parady, Gerika Ballard, Tiena Afu and Alexis Averett managed to keep their Silverpups narrowly ahead of the Awesome Cavewomen. When American Fork finally tied the game at 21, Riverton came under immense pressure to maintain its composure. Though an Afu block broke the tie, American Fork couldn't be kept in check. The Awesome Cavewomen tied the score at 22 and 23. Finally, Elle Rosdahl tipped the ball into a Silverpup hole to put her Awesome CAvewomen ahead 24-23. Although an American Fork hitting error allowed the Sliverpups to tie the game at 24, they couldn't pull ahead this time. They made a fatal mistake of hitting the ball for a fourth time. Rosdahl then registered a kill that produced a game point for the Awesome Cavewomen.

Though now cornered, the Silverpups put up a vicious fight in the third game. Parady and Averett guided the Silverpups out to a 3-1 lead in Game 3. However, through Leatham's serving, the Awesome Cavewomen tied the game at three. A Parady kill broke the tie, and the Silverpups howled out to a 6-3 lead. Aided by an Evans ace, American Fork tied the game at six, but a missed American Fork serve tipped the Silverpups ahead 7-6. However, after an Aleicia Pettit kill restored the momentum to the Awesome Cavewomen, they built up a 14-8 lead through Whitehead and Roberts' hitting. The Silverpups capitalized on American Fork service and hitting errors to battle back to tie the gameat 17  on a Mandy "Chid" Chidester kill. For a little while, it was American Fork that breaking tied scores. However, Ballard broke the tied score of 20-20 through a kill of hers, and she blocked an American Fork shot. From that point, the Silverpups stayed narrowly ahead. Parady registered a kill that forced a fourth game.

In the fourth game, the Silverpups took a 3-1 lead, but Leatham and Evans' combined serving enabled American Fork to battle back to pull ahead 9-8. The Awesome Cavewomen never fell behind again in that game as Roberts, Leatham, and Pettit held their own at the net against Parady, Averett, and Afu.