(Des Moines) The Atlantic Volleyball Team started the season off with a win. The Trojans defeated Des Moines, Roosevelt (28-26, 25-22, 18-25, and 30-28), at Roosevelt on Thursday night.
Abby Smith led Atlantic at the net with nine kills. Jada Jensen and Chloe Mullenix each had eight. Aubrey Guyer had one solo block and one assist.
“We had a very consistent effort in all aspects of the game,” said Atlantic Head Coach Michelle Blake. “We were firing on all cylinders tonight. There were times we got down but never stopped fighting back, and I couldn’t be more proud of the effort our kids.”
Lexi Noelck and Jada Jensen had 21 and 11 assists, respectively. Jensen went 19-20 serving with three aces, Mullenix, 17-17 with one ace, and Noelck was 15-16 with 2 aces. Ava Rush had nine digs, Guyer, Smith, and Jensen each had nine.
Atlantic will play in the AHSTW Tournament on Saturday.
