Great Bend Post Sports
The No. 9 Lady Panther volleyball team continues to make big waves on the court. In Saturday's home tournament, Great Bend posted a 5-0 record to win the invite, bumping their overall season record to 18-2. Head Coach Shelly Duvall notched her 200th career win as a head coach.
"The girls knew we were within five matches of my 200th win, so they came in ready to get it done," Duvall said. "The only way these wins happen is because of the amazing athletes I've been able to coach the past nine years. The credit goes to them for sure. I'm very blessed to be able to coach the game I love."
Duvall's 200th win technically came on a forfeit after a disciplinary move from Liberal halted its tournament. Minus a 3-set win against Salina Central, the Lady Panthers were otherwise dominant in straight-set wins against Hutchinson, Newton, and Wichita West.
Even the win against Central was mostly dominant with Great Bend taking the first set 25-16. After a 26-24 falter in the middle set, the Lady Panthers answered with a 25-8 third set. Senior Cassie Ellegood put down 13 kills in the win, followed by nine from sophomore Alex Mayers, six from senior Kara Feist, and five from freshman Mikayla Minton. Sophomore Kya Behr served up four aces, and Ellegood and senior Josephine Mazouch combined for four more. Behr had 33 assists. Feist had three blocks at the net defensively, and Minton led the back row with 15 digs, followed by 13 from junior Ava Kaiser and eight from Mayers.
The Lady Panthers handled Wichita West 25-4, 25-8. Ellegood, Mayers, and Minton each had five kills. Kaiser finished four four aces and Mazouch added three more. Kaiser and Minton combined for nine digs defensively.
Great Bend also pulled of a 25-12, 25-19 win against Hutchinson and defeated Neaton 28-26, 25-15.
The Lady Panthers head to Haysville on Tuesday to take on Campus and Goddard-Eisenhower.