Warriors sweep past Falcons
Jordan Abel
For The Spectrum & Daily News
CEDAR CITY – The Snow Canyon Warriors volleyball team moved quickly to finish the match against Canyon View in a speedy fashion.
The Warriors won in straight sets 25-11, 25-6 and 25-11 during the match that last just over an hour. The Falcons tried everything they could to stop the fast-paced Warriors, but nothing seemed to work.
The teams stayed fairly even in the first part of the first set, but CV head coach Tasi Malufau needed a timeout when SC started pulling away. After the timeout, SC seemed to have settled down and rattled off an 8-1 run thanks to the serving of junior outside hitter Alexsa "Crash" Parker.
"I thought we played really well, but at times we kind of got down and weren't doing exactly what we should have been doing," Alexsa Parker said. "I thought it was good overall. It wasn't exactly a great start for us, but we'll get better."
In the second set, SC took an early 7-1 lead and didn't look back. Canyon View blocked two attacks on one play and the Warriors still somehow managed to get the point on a short tipped ball.
"We've been working on better attack selection from our attackers, ball control stuff in general, and cleaning up our whole game," SC head coach Alaina Parker said.
SC once again prevailed in the third and final set after senior libero Maddie Jensen served for seven points.
"Our kids came in, have been working hard, and we played pretty good tonight," Alaina Parker said. "Canyon View played a nice match. Overall, it was good for our kids."
CV junior opposite hitter Bailey Potter felt she and the team fought, but could play better.
"I want to be able to pass the ball better, so my team can count on me every time I get the ball, and get my blocks up better so that we don't have to worry about covering as much," Potter said. "We just didn't cover very well. We need to work on our blocks and getting closer together and trying to find their hitters and where they're going."
The Warriors have been playing together for years and CV's head coach Tasi Malufau remembers them from early on in their career.
"If they (Snow Canyon) don't take state, then there is something wrong," Malufau said. "They're a good group. They've played since they were young. We played them in the Utah Summer Games when they were freshmen. Now here I am coaching varsity and they kicked our butts. I believe they're No. 1."
Canyon View plays against Cedar on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Snow Canyon will play in a tournament this weekend at American Fork before hosting Pine View Thursday.
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