Cottonwood Chronicle

Lady Pirates rally to win at Logos
The Prairie Lady Pirates opened their season with a league match against Logos at Moscow. They had to rally from down 2 sets for a 13-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19, 15-9 win.
Logos started the first set by taking a 0-3 lead. A kill each by Kylie Schumacher and Mia Anderson plus an ace by Kennedy Riener tied it at 3. Kylie Schumacher came alive at the net in the final 3 games at Logos helping Prairie rally from a 0-2 deficit to win in 5. Also shown is Avery Riener.

Kylie Schumacher came alive at the net in the final 3 games at Logos helping Prairie rally from a 0-2 deficit to win in 5. Also shown is Avery Riener.

A kill by Beka Schumacher tied it again after Logos had scored a sideout.
Logos then took the lead for good with a 7-point scoring run that made it 6-14. A kill by Kennedy Riener and an ace by Kylee Riggers made it 8-14 but that was as close as Prairie would get as Logos scored the next 3 for a 9-point lead and pulled away to win by 12.
A free ball kill by Kylie Schuamcher scored the first point of the second set. After Logos tied it, Kennedy Riener scored a kill for a 2-1 lead. Logos then took back the lead with 4 straight points and lead by as many as 5 at 5-10.
Prairie rallied back within 1 after Avery Riener served 2 aces to make it 11-12.
After a trade of sideouts, Kennedy Riener served Prairie to an 18-13 lead. Beka Schumacher had 2 kills, Kylie Schumacher had a kill and a block and Kennedy served 2 aces.
Logos scored 3 straight to pull within 2 but a bricked served and 2 aces by Kylie Schumacher made it 21-16 Prairie. Logos then scored 4 straight to make it 21-20. A kill by Beka Schumacher made it 22-20 but Logos then scored 4 straight to get to set point at 22-24.
Avery Riener scored a kill to get within 1 but a missed jump serve ended the set in Logos’ favor.
In the third set it started off like it was going to be a sweep for the Knights as Prairie fell behind 4-9, 5-12 and 8-17.
A kill by Kylie Schumacher sent Avery Riener to the service line for 3 straight points. She had an ace while Kylie and Kennedy each added a kill to get within 5 at 12-17.
Logos was able to hold off Prairie as they took a 16-22 lead. A kill by Riggers put Anderson on the service line. A kill by Beka Schumacher, a block by Riggers and an ace by Anderson cut the deficit to 20-22.
After a Logos sideout, Beka Schumacher slammed a spike off a block to make it 21-23.
At this point Prairie picked up a point that we didn’t catch as all of a sudden the score was tied at 23-23 after a kill by Riggers. An ace by Beka Schumacher had it 24-23.
Logos then scored a sideout and served an ace to get to 24-25. A kill by Avery Riener tied it and Riggers then served out the set as Kylie Schumacher won a joust at the net and Kennedy Riener scored the set winning kill.
Prairie had a bit of a let down after pulling that game out as they fell behind 0-3 to start the next set. A block by Kylie Schumacher, an ace by Avery Riener and a kill be Kylie tied it at 3. Logos then scored the next 3 points and eventually led 7-12.
A kill by Beka Schumacher and 2 jump serve aces by Beka made it 10-12. After 2 sideouts, Kylie Schumacher won a joust at the net to make it 12-13. After a Logos sideout and then a bricked serve, Avery Riener had a big serving run. She served Prairie from a 13-14 deficit to a 19-14 lead. She had 3 aces while Kennedy Riener had 2 kills and Kylie Schumacher scored on a block.
Logos scored 3 straight to get within 2 before bricking a serve. Kennedy Riener served 2 aces and Beka Schumacher added a kill to make it 23-17. After a Logos sideout, Kylie Schumacher slammed a spike off of a block to get to set point. Logos scored a sideout but Harlee Hansen then scored the set-winning kill to force game 5.
Avery Riener served an ace to open the fifth set but then Logos took the lead. Prairie tied it a 3 and again at 4. Logos took leads of 4-6 and 5-7.
A free ball sideout kill by Avery Riener sent Riggers to the service line. Riggers used her jump serve to give Prairie control of the set. Kylie Schumacher scored a kill to tie it at 7-7. An ace by Riggers gave Prairie the lead. A kill by Kylie forced a Logos timeout. Another ace by Riggers was followed by another kill by Kylie and then another ace by Riggers to make it 12-7. After another Logos timeout the Knights were able to score a sideout.
A slam by Kylie Schumacher and a spike down the sideline by Kennedy Riener put Prairie at match point at 14-8. Logos scored a sideout but Kylie Schumacher then closed out the match with a kill.
Kylie Schumacher had 17 kills, including 3 blocks. It seemed like most of those kills came in the final 2 sets. She also had 4 assists and 3 aces. Beka Schumacher had 16 kills, 2 assists and 3 aces. Kennedy Riener had 9 kills and 6 aces. Avery Riener had 5 kills, 22 assists and 8 aces. Riggers had 4 kills, including a block, 1 assist and 5 aces. Anderson had 2 kills, 9 assists and 1 ace. Sierra Oliver had 2 kills and 4 assists. Hansen had 1 kill and 1 ace. Capri Hagen had 10 assists.
Prairie is now 1-0 on the season and 1-0 in league play.
Logos won the JV match 24-26, 18-25, 8-15.
The opening game was the JVs best chance at a win. Logos scored first but Prairie took their first lead on an ace by Macie Uhlenkott.
The lead changed hands a couple times with Prairie taking a 2-point lead after Zoey Behler served and ace and Halee Rowland scored a kill to make it 8-6.
Prairie took a 3-point lead after 2 aces by Behler that made it 17-14. Prairie also led by 3 at 21-18 after an ace by Rowland.
Logos then came back to take a 22-24 lead. A dig kill by Rowland and an ace by Erica Schlader tied it at 24-24. However Logos scored the side out then scored an ace to win the set.
In the second set Prairie scored first but Logos came back for a 1-3 lead. A kill by Alli Rambo scored a sideout. Then Faith Cash scored a second touch kill and Rowland served an ace for a 4-3 lead.
After another kill by Cash and a kill by Tinley Hibbard, Prairie led 6-4. They took their biggest lead of the set at 9-5 after a kill by Audry Warren and 2 aces by Schlader.
Logos answered with 6 straight points and put together a 5-13 run to take a 14-18 lead. They went on to win by 7 to clinch the match.
In the third game Prairie fell behind 1-6. They were able to get back within 3 at 5-8 but that was as close as they would get.
Logos also won the C match 25-18, 11-25, 12-15.

Kylee Riggers used her jump serve to turn a game 5 deficit into a 12-7 lead with a 6-point service run.

Avery Riener missed her first two serves of the match then was good on 23 straight to finish the match.

Beka Schumacher spikes the ball as Kylie Schumacher looks on.

Kennedy Riener gets ready to pass a Logos serve. Also shown from left are Avery Riener, Tori Shears and Sierra Oliver.

Avery Riener goes up for a spike. Also shown are Capri Hagen and Kylee Riggers.

Capri Hagen chases after the ball. Also shown are Beka Schumacher and Avery Riener.

Mia Anderson makes a pass as Avery Riener looks on.

Sierra Oliver goes up for a spike as Mia Anderson ducks away.

Tori Shears makes a pass. Also shown are Sierra Oliver and Kennedy Riener.

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