By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — After a couple of dominating road games, Watauga volleyball returned to the friendly confines of Lentz Eggers gym to put an exclamation mark on the 2023 Northwestern Conference season, defeating Hibriten in straight sets, 3-0 (25-16, 27-25, 25-14).
With the win, Watauga (8-0 in Northwestern Conference, 16-2 overall) have a firm hold on the NWC league championship, with regular season conference matches remaining vs. Freedom (0-7, 4-15) on Oct. 11 and at regional rival Ashe County (6-1, 14-3) on Oct. 16. In between, they have a non-conference encounter vs. St. Stephens on Oct. 12.
SELECTED INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATS
- Brooklyn Stanbery: 16 kills, 1 service ace, 10 digs
- Emma Pastusic: 15 kills, 9 digs
- Evie Robbins: 14 digs, 1 service ace, 1 assist
- Madi Combs: 22 assists, 6 digs, 2 service aces
- Olivia Kop: 9 digs, 1 service ace
- Lainey Gragg: 17 assists, 1 service ace, 3 digs
- Kasey Gragg: 4 kills, 1 stuff block, 1 service ace, 5 digs
- Grace Twillery: 2 kills, 2 stuff blocks, 1 dig
- Kora Knight: 2 kills, 2 stuff blocks, 3 digs
