Nichole Wanninger led Yavapai with 18 kills, and also racked up nine digs on defense as the Lady Riders downed Pima in four games Wednesday night.
The Daily Courier
The Yavapai College volleyball team stockpiled all the momentum it could muster before hosting the defending conference champs this Friday.
The Lady Riders controlled Pima with a four-game win Wednesday at the Storm Center. After trouncing the Aztecs 30-18 in the opener, YC lost a 30-32 battle in the second, only to come back for wins of 30-22, 30-18 to close out the match.
"First and fourth game we were very dominant and played really, really well," YC head coach Matt Cohen said. "Pima's really struggling and it was nice to get out of here fairly quickly with no injuries and minimal mistakes."
Freshman setter Brittnee Eiler registered 50+ assists for a second consecutive match, feeding every ball in sight to an attack that featured four hitters with double-digit kills.
Nichole Wanninger got things rolling with seven kills in the opener on her way to a team-best 18 for the match, in addition to her nine digs on defense.
"She really led us tonight. I was really pleased," Cohen said. "It was her best effort of the season by far."
Eiler finished the night with 54 assists. Brittney Strumer tallied 15 kills, and Stacia Wolff, who leads the ACCAC in digs, collected 22 on the match.
Yavapai (9-11, 4-3) entertains first-place Arizona Western this Friday night at the Storm Center. First serve is at 7 p.m.
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Chino Valley 5
Verde Valley 1
The Cougars got two quick goals in the first 15 minutes only to survive a closer second half in this victory Wednesday in Chino Valley.
Marc Venisse registered the hat trick with three goals for the Cougars. Angel Ayala scored another and had an assist. Raul Beltran also found the back of the net.
Chino improves to 5-0 in conference play and next spends two days this weekend at the Payson Tournament.
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
Prescott 23
Millennium 50
McClintock 59
The Badger boys swept the top three positions and placed six in the top 10 to win a three-way at McClintock on Wednesday.
Ben Schild's winning time of 17:40 paced the field. Prescott won as a team with 23 points, ahead of Millennium and the host school.
Troy Schilperoort was second (18:24), followed by Merritt Moore in third (18:36).
McClintock 22
Prescott 46
Millennium, disq.
The Lady Badgers settled for second place at the meet. Millennium forfeited its team score when a couple of its runners veered off course.
Bryn Merrell was the first Prescott runner to cross the finish line, taking sixth place with a time of 24:59. Maili Huck was eighth overall (25:08) and Morgin Slade placed ninth (25:18).
Both Prescott teams are off to the Mingus Invitational which also brings Bradshaw Mountain and Chino Valley to Cottonwood this Saturday.
PREP BADMINTON
Shadow Mtn. 9
Prescott 0
The Lady Badgers came up scoreless in this loss Wednesday in Phoenix.
It was a non-conference game, though - the team's final out of the conference for the season. Next up is a trip to Glendale Independence on Tuesday.
