St. Joe improves to 14-0

By Demetrice Elmore
UCA sportswriting

St. Joseph’s Lady Bulldogs defeated the Nemo Vista Lady Red Hawks Tuesday night, giving them a season record of 14-0, 9-0 in the 3A-Central Conference.

St. Joe won the match, 25-15, 25-14, 24-26, 23-25, 15-11.

It was a rare match for the Lady Bulldogs, actually going the stretch of five games.

“We played really well the first two games and then just lost focus,” St. Joseph coach Luke Davis said. “ We have to be able to put teams away, and we did not do it tonight. Nemo Vista is a good team and they have a tough gym to play in.”

The Lady Bulldogs highlights of the night came from junior Amy Schichtl with 15 kills. Senior captain Veronica Bausom added 10 and sophomore Courtney Briggler had eight.

Junior Jessica Justice handed out 35 assists while her twin sister, Jordan Justice, recorded 41 digs.

“I have to give them a lot of credit,” Davis said. “They made us earn everything and made us pay for our mistakes. I felt lucky to come away with a win.”