By Tiffany L. Rehbein
The Chinook Sugarbeeters fell to the No. 1 Glasgow Scotties in five games 4-15, 8-15, 15-11, 15-12, 16-14 in District 2B conference play at Chinook on Saturday.
"I was really pleased with the way we played," Chinook head coach Paula Molyneaux said. "We had our chances to win it, but we just couldn't capitalize on it."
Katie Hoffman led the Sugarbeeters with 28 digs and 14 kills. Kelsie Whitney had five aces and 18 assists in the match.
Jacy Sheppard had three blocks, while Renda Birky contributed 14 kills.
"Offensively, we are starting to make some things happen now," Molyneaux said. "We are passing fairly consistently which helps. They are gaining some confidence in themselves, so they know they can play with just about anybody."
The Sugarbeeters defeated the Poplar Indians 15-8, 16-14, 15-8 in conference play on Friday.
Sadie Fuglevand and Amanda Schoen had three aces apiece for Chinook. Schoen also led the team with 16 digs.
Birky tallied three blocks and 12 kills, while Whitney notched 13 assists.
"They played really well this weekend," Molyneaux said.
at Chinook
Glasgow def. Chinook, 4-15, 8-15, 15-11, 15-12, 16-14
Glasgow -- Aces 4 (Ranee Smrcka 2); Assists 26 (Julie Rice 24); Blocks 2 (Tanya Bergren 2); Kills 29 (Bergren 11); Digs 14 (Erica Boyer 4).
Chinook -- Aces 12 (Kelsie Whitney 5); Assists 32 (Whitney 18); Blocks 5 (Jacy Sheppard 3); Kills 48 (Katie Hoffman, Renda Birky 14); Digs 109 (Katie Hoffman 28).
at Poplar
Chinook def. Poplar 15-8, 16-14, 15-8
Chinook -- Aces 9 (Sadie Fuglevand 3, Amanda Schoen 3); Blocks 4 (Renda Birky 3); Kills 36 (Birky 12); Digs 73 (Schoen 16); Assists 21 (Kelsie Whitney 13).
Poplar -- Aces 8 (Rusti Kirn 3); Blocks 21 (Cia Blackman 9): Kills 16 (Amber Strauser 6); Digs 36 (Katie Crowley 13); Assists 9 (Kirn 7).
