
The Christian County Lady Colonels won three of five matches over the weekend at the Quad State Tournament hosted by McCracken County.
In Friday’s pool play matches, the Lady Colonels beat Crittenden County 25-21, 25-20 and lost to McCracken County 25-10, 25-12.
In the win over Crittenden County (10-10), Skylar Kirby was a perfect 17-for-17 in serves with six of the Lady Colonels’ 11 aces for the match. Kirby also had three kills as did Anaysia Bagwell and Rylee Owens. Peyton Owens had eight assists, and Ashlea Russell added four assists.
In the loss to McCracken County (17-4), Aaliyah Bacon had two kills, Ashlea Russell had two assists, and Rylee Owens had six digs. Shiloh Baker and Camryn Armstrong each had two aces.
“Friday’s match against Crittenden got off to a slow start, but we came back strong,” said Lady Colonel coach Samantha Self. “Our loss to McCracken stung a little, but there were definitely silver linings in the way we kept pushing throughout that match.”
In Saturday’s silver bracket play, the Lady Colonels lost to Ballard Memorial (19-10) 25-22, 22-25, 15-6. Kirby had seven kills and Bagwell had four. Rylee Owens had 16 digs and Armstrong had five blocks.
The Lady Colonels responded with a three-set 16-25, 25-16, 15-11 win over Bullitt Central (10-9). Kirby and Armstrong were strong at the net with a combined 13 kills. Baker, Kirby, and Peyton Owens each had four aces.
The Lady Colonels beat Todd County Central 25-19, 25-17. Kirby had five kills, and Rylee Owens added nine digs. Russell facilitated the offense with 10 assists. Christian County snapped a four-game losing streak to the Lady Rebels (14-15).
“I’m seeing improvements in our coverage and communication, and I’m proud of our girls for continuing to come together as a team whether we win or lose,” Self said.
The Lady Colonels (16-9) will host Fort Campbell on Tuesday night.
“It will definitely be an emotional night as we honor our four seniors — Rylee Owens, Aaliyah Bacon, Alaina Lee, and Cam Armstrong. With only a few matches left, we are looking to finish out the season strong as we prepare for the district tournament,” the Lady Colonel coach said.