Lady Panthers win tournament

By Julie Storing
UCA sportswriting

After losing a 5A-West conference match at Alma on Thursday and going undefeated at the Panther Power Jam Tournament on Saturday, the Greenbrier Lady Panthers defeated Sylvan Hills at home on Monday in a three-game volleyball match, 25-15, 25-14, 28-26.

The Lady Panthers’ current record stands at 12-6 overall and 3-4 in conference play.

Junior Morgan Colclasure served three aces, and junior Jessica Nichols was perfect on her serves. Senior Janessa Richards contributed 10 kills, and junior Kayla Waters added four kills and four blocks.

The Lady Panthers lost to Alma in a close four-game match, 27-25, 23-25, 20-25, 21-25. Waters achieved 13 kills and four blocks, and senior Kalea Hogg had eight kills and five digs.

In the Panther Power Jam Tournament, the Lady Panthers finished undefeated against Mayflower, Conway Christian and Clinton.
The Lady Panthers first demolished Mayflower in a two-game match, 25-16, 25-7, with junior Bree Hill, junior Abby Mallet, junior MacKenzie Mallet and Nichols finishing perfect on their serves.

The Lady Panthers defeated Conway Christian in a two-game match, 25-9, 25-15, with Richards serving four aces.
In their final match of the tournament, Greenbrier faced a tougher opponent in Clinton but still beat them in a three-game match, 23-25, 25-18, 15-13.

“I was very proud of the girls,” Greenbrier coach Cindy Hartman said about the tournament. “I thought they really played great together and made a lot of good things happen. In the finals, they came back after being down in Game 1 and pulled through on the next two games to win the match.

The Lady Panthers will next play five-time defending state champion Siloam Springs in a conference match on Thursday, Oct. 1 at home.