Bryson City – Last week and the first of this week the Lady Devil volleyball team won two of their three matches, upping their record to 10-12. Swain’s two wins came against Blue Ridge and Highlands, both by 3-0 counts. Their lone loss was a 5 game set to Franklin.
Grace Cabe lead the way against Highlands with a match high 10 kills. Cabe also tallied 17 digs and 2 blocks. Emma Blythe and Ashley Winchester had 4 kills each, with Winchester adding 7 assists and 5 aces. Brynn Sitton had 4 aces and Brooklyn Brown added 3 aces.
Against Blue Ridge Gabby Jones and Ashley Winchester paced Swain with 6 kills each. Jones added 10 digs, while Winchester had 5 assists. Autumn Brown had 13 assists, 3 kills, 3 digs, and 2 aces. Emma Blythe and Grace Cabe had 4 blocks each.
In the 5 set loss to Franklin Faith Long had 12 kills, 5 digs and 5 blocks. Gabby Jones had 9 kills and 40 digs, while Grace Cabe had 8 kills, 27 digs and 5 blocks. Autumn Brown dished out 19 assists and finished with 22 digs. Ashley Winchester also had 19 assists to go along with 9 blocks.
Swain will close out their regular season next Tuesday with a home match against Cherokee. It will be senior night.