The Pampa Lady Harvesters (14-10) went 5-2 at a tournament in Denver City last week, picking up wins over Fort Stockton (22-25, 25-15, 25-18), Lovington (25-12, 25-14), Klondike (25-14, 25-5), Big Spring (25-21, 25-19) and Kermit (25-16, 25-9). The Lady Harvesters fell to Wink (9-25, 25-15, 20-25). Head Coach Kaylee Samulowitz was encouraged by what she saw out of her team to wrap up tournament season, especially setting the tone with the win over Fort Stockton to start.
“We started the tournament off 4-0 and got a good quality win over Fort Stockton the very first game,” Samulowitz said. “It was great to see them lose a first set and then come back and win the next two pretty convincingly.”
The beauty of tournaments is that there is always something to take away from the losses. In this case, it’s finishing the wins when you can.
“In both of our losses we struggled to maintain and lead and finish when we were up big,” Samulowitz said. “We have to work on staying focused and keeping our foot on the gas until we reach 25. It was tough to lose two matches that we should’ve won, but it was also a great learning experience going into district.”
A valuable part of the senior leadership for the Lady Harvesters, Yartiza Saenz had two aces, 24 digs and two assists.
“I would say Yaritza for athlete of the week,” Samulowitz said. “She was locked in this weekend and came off the bench and played the best she’s played all year.”
Yaritza Saenz
The Lady Harvesters returned to the road on Tuesday when they traveled to Plainview.
“Plainview seems to be very similar to us with their offensive and defensive style,” Samulowitz said. “It should be a great game for us, and I’m hoping we can go in and beat a quality opponent with District one week away.”
Stat Round Up
Senior Haili Newton had seven aces, 57 kills, three block assists and 47 digs; Sophomore Addi Bagwell had five aces, 22 kills, three blocking assists, four assists and 46 digs; Junior Madi Barton had seven aces, five kills, 132 assist, two solo blocks, two blocking assists and 38 digs; Senior Olivia Owens had 15 aces, 23 kills, four blocking assists, one assist and nine digs; Junior Myla Zarate had one kill, 10 assists and 44 digs; Junior Karsyn Brown had 13 kills, five blocking assists, one solo block, three assists and 10 digs; Junior Kinley Duke had 13 kills, two blocking assists, one assist and five digs; Senior Yaritza Saenz had two aces, two assists and 14 digs; Junior Brooklyn Warren had four aces, 16 kills, one blocking assist and 19 digs; Senior Naya Gallegos had four aces, one assist and 10 digs; Senior Elli Peet had two blocking assist; Sophomore Emme Hill had four kills, two blocking assist and three digs.
