With two conference losses, Cardinal’s volleyball team can’t afford another slip up if he hopes to stay in the hunt for the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division title.
The Huskies kept that dream alive with a 25-15, 25-13, 25-14 win over visiting Cuyahoga Heights on Tuesday.
“The girls played hard tonight,” said Cardinal coach Karisca Chambers. “We did a good job at not letting the ball hit the floor. Key players stepped up.”
Kaylee Klepper led the Huskies with seven kills while Camille Cummins contributed with five. Ashley Gubanyar recorded 15 digs and Hanna Traggiai posted a team-high 20 assists.
“I believe we went into tonight’s game with an attitude that you should start every game with,” Traggiai said. “Fundamentally, we didn’t have the greatest start, however, we had tons of energy and that’s what helped pull everyone together. In game one, we just kind of went through the motions. In between games, coach huddled us up and told us to take control of this game, to attack, and switch things up. We responded.”
Defensively, the Huskies made several great plays, allowing Traggiai to distribute the ball to the Cardinal attackers.
“Our back row had some really great pickups giving me the opportunity to feed my hitters,” Traggiai said. “The front row was killing the ball, so it just made sense to keep Heights on their toes, wondering which direction the ball was coming from next.”
Cardinal hosts Fairport on Thursday.
