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WAITSBURG—DW Volleyball claimed a well-earned victory against Columbia Burbank, scoring 19-25, 25-16, 25-8, 17-25, 15-10.

Senior Sadie Seney led the charge, with 13 kills, four digs, one block, one assist, and eight aces. Katherine Houchin finished the game with a total of eight kills, five digs, one assist, and one ace. Teagen Larsen had 14 assists, three dis, one kill, and two aces, and Megan Forney had six assists, four digs, and two aces.

DW Volleyball played against Tri-Cities Prep on March 11, making progress as a team. DW lost in three sets, with scores of 17-25, 7-25, 16-25.

Seney ended the game with two aces, seven kills, seven digs, and one block. Houchin recorded eight digs, six kills, and one block for the DW stat book.

Coach Tracy Barron said that the team worked really hard on covering the DW hitters and blockers, and moving and adjusting to the court as the game progressed.

Movement and progress were the key to closer scores on March 14, when the DW ladies played against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Lady Knights. DW lost in three sets, with scores of 11-25, 15-25, 14-25.

Katherine Houchin led the team’s statistics, with 11 digs, three assists, and four kills. Seney had two blocks, sixteen digs, and six kills against the Knights, and Claudia Benavides earned herself a place in the sports spotlight with thirteen digs, two kills, one assist, and one ace.

“The girls played a hard game,” said Barron. “They adjusted their passing and coverage as it was needed. The ability to adjust really shows how far they have developed as a team.”