Xavier Prep’s
beach volleyball team is stepping out of the sand and into a box of kitty
litter.
Ewwwww. Say
what?
Yes, that’s
right. The Gators remained unbeaten on Friday (March 22) with a 4-1 victory
over Scottsdale Chaparral at Scottsdale Ranch Park and on Saturday will be in
Tucson for the annual Cat Box Classic hosted by the University of Arizona.
If Xavier
continues to play in Tucson like it did against Chaparral, the trip should
prove to be successful. Action starts at 9 a.m.
The Gators’
win on Friday was highlighted by its No. 1 (seniors Shannon Shields and Trinity
Cavanaugh) and No. 2 (junior Abby Conrad and sophomore Serena Turner) teams.
Also
impressive was a big two-game sweep by the No. 3 duo, Lydia Rush and Tori
Burton.
“Our energy
level was up,’’ said Xavier coach Tim McHale. “Yesterday (Thursday), we
practiced a lot on serving. We did well, and we continued to do well today.’’
Shields, who
was the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for Xavier’s state champion indoor
team and is headed to Louisville for indoor, continues to learn the nuances of
the beach game. And Cavanaugh, who will play beach at TCU, is ready to help.
Shields has
a tendency to get amped up, too much so at times, and Cavanaugh helps keep her
grounded, McHale said.
“There’s a
lot of communication there,’’ McHale said.
Both players
served well, and did a good job of using misdirection to place the ball where
the Chaparral girls could not get to it.
Shields and
Cavanaugh won 21-10 and 22-20. Converse and Turner were dominant, winning 21-2
and 21-12. And Rush and Burton won 21-12 and 21-6. McHale said Rush had 11
service aces in the No. 3 match.
The No. 4
team of Grace Lincoln and Shea Sciarappo took its match 21-10 and 23-21.
And the No.
5 team of Zaira Reyes and Katie Anthony won their first game but Chaparral
rallied in the next two games, 28-26 and 15-13.
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