Last Friday, your 8th Grade Dowell Lionettes Volleyball A Team ended their season with a tough loss to Faubion by the score of 25-21, 19-25, 15-25.  Kat Stein had 7 assists as Madison Berryman added 4 more.  Natalie Ferracioli led the team in digs with 13 while Kayla Griffith added 9.  Mallory Cormier led all hitters with 10 kills.  The 8th Grade Lionettes ended their season with an overall record of 11-3 and a 3rd place finish. 

This weekend your 7th grade volleyball A Team finished their season at the district tournament.
 
We started off in the semi-finals of the Gold bracket against a talented Cockrill team. We managed to win a close game in 2 sets 27-25 and 25-22. The next day we were matched up with Evans in the finals. The first game Evans got off to a strong start and took the set 15-25. Dowell bounced back in set two with a thrilling win 27-25. We started off strong in the third set and had the lead, but Evans ran away with the win 20-25. Your Lionettes finished the season 2nd overall in the district.
 
We are so proud of their successful season! Way to go Lionettes.

This weekend your 7th grade B and C volleyball teams wrapped up their seasons with the district tournament.
 
The C team started off the morning matched up against Highland Park for the semifinals. They played a tough match and fought hard, but lost in two sets 22-25 and 23-25. Kady Huggins had 8 assists, Milana Boesch had  2 blocks and 4 kills, Kyleigh Kitchens and Sophie Davies had 3 digs, and Lauren Butler had 3 aces.
 
The B team started off their tournament beating Cockrill in 2 sets to advance to the semifinals where they met up with an undefeated Rogers team. Your Lionettes won the game in 3 sets advancing to the finals against Highland Park. The girls fought hard and won in 2 sets taking home a first place trophy and the title of DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Top servers of the tournament were Kiersten Cross and Izzy Fiori. Aniyah Johnson and Emerson Abcarian led the team in kills, and Cissy Jurney and Ava Snell led the team in digs.
 
8th Grade C Team lost a tough match to Prosper Reynolds 24-26, 23-25 Saturday in the District Tournament.  Afton Christie had 9 service points.  Mackenzie Ciancia had 3 kills while Lindsay Heater added 3 aces.
 
8th Grade B Team beat Prosper Rogers in the first match 25-16, 25-22. Allie Stephenson led the team with 8 kills, 3 assists, and 6 service points.  Livi Reeves led the back row with 4 digs, 2 assists, and 8 service points.  Next, B Team played and lost to Highland Park in the final match of this season by the score of 13-25, 15-25. Livi Reeves led the way with 8 digs while Melanie Cates had 5 digs and 8 service points.  Kate Miller added 3 kills and 3 blocks. 
 
The 8th Grade B Team ended their season in 3rd place in the gold bracket.

WAY TO GO LIONETTES!

The 7th Grade Lionettes went 2-1 on the road against Highland Park Thursday.
The B team started off with a great first set but couldn’t pull it out in the next two, ending with a 3 set loss (25-15, 9-25 and 9-15). Izzy Fiori had 9 aces, Emerson Abcarian had 3 kills, and Cissy Jurney had 5 digs.

A team won a solid 3 set game (22-25, 25-13, and 25-12). Shealyn Murray had 7 kills, Shelby Henderson had 3 blocks, and Alexis Green had 5 aces.

Your C team wrapped up the night with a sweep in 2 sets (25-16 and 25-23). Lauren Butler had 4 aces, Kyleigh Kitchens had 2 kills, and Sophie Davies had 4 digs.

The 8th Grade Lionettes played at home Thursday night as all teams gave Highland Park a tough battle.
B Team lost to Highland Park 25-12, 25-16.  Kate Miller led the team in blocks.  Makenna Faust led the team in kills.  Livi Reeves led the team in passing.
 
A Team beat Highland Park for a very exciting win!!!  Scores were 18 -25, 25-20, 25-22.  Avery Johnston led team in blocks, Kayla Griffith led the team in kills, Natalie Ferracioli led the team in digs, while Kat Stein and Avery Johnston led the team in Aces. 
 
C Team lost to Highland Park 25-20, 25-21.  Kailey Kackley led the team in digs.  Lucy Anosike led the team in kills.  Lindsay Heater and Afton Christie led the team in assists.

Way to go Lionettes!! Next matches are Thursday, October 17 with 7th Grade at Dowell while 8th Grade travels to Johnson MS.

The Lionettes traveled to Prosper Reynolds and won all 3 matches. 
B Team won easily in 2 sets by scores of 25-18, 25-14.  Kate Miller led the team in kills.  Livi Reeves led the team in digs and pass rating.  Madeline O’Malley and Savanna Luther led the team in service points. Savanna Luther also led the team in assists.
 
A Team lost the first set, but won the next to sets with ease.  Scores were 23-25, 25-14, 25-15.  Kayla Griffith and Mallory Cormier led the team in kills.  Kayla Griffith and Allie Stephenson led the team in service points.  Kayla Griffith also led the team in digs. 
 
C Team won the 3 set battle 25-20, 18-25, and 15-10.  Lindsey Heater and Kailey Kackley led the team in service points.  Macie Whiddon and Lucy Anosike combined for several block kills.  Mackenzie Ciancia also had some kills to help the cause.
 
Dowell 7th grade volleyball swept Reynolds Thursday night at home!
B Team started off the night with an exciting 3 set win: 17-25, 25-13, and 15-8. Izzy Fiori had 7 assists, and Shelbi Kozlowski had 7 aces.
 
A Team had everyone on the edge of their seats in their game with another 3 set thriller, winning 19-25, 25-12, and 26-24. Shealyn Murray had 11 aces, Alexis green had 9 assists, and Miley Kelty had 11 kills.
 
C team ended the night with a solid 2 set win 25-14 and 25-17. Milana Boesch had 10 aces and 3 kills, and Kady Huggins led the team in assists.

8th Grade C Team Tourney Results:
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The Lionettes made it to the championship game Saturday by finishing second in pool play after losing to Rogers 15-17, 8-15, splitting with Johnson winning set #1 15-3, losing set #2 14-16, then finally defeating Frisco Roach 15-11, 15-6.  In Gold Bracket play, the Lionettes defeated Cockrill 25-21, 25-20 and Sherman 25-16, 25-17 and finished the tournament as Runner-Up losing a tough match to Reynolds 25-16, 20-25, 10-15.
 
Brooke Mulligan led the team Saturday in service points.  Riley Rogers led the team in Aces and Kills.  Macie Whiddon also had several kills and blocks. Kailey Kackley led the team in digs and pass rating.

​7th Grade C Team Tourney Results:

​This weekend your 7th grade volleyball C team traveled to the Prosper Invitational Tournament. They ended the weekend 3-1 tying for 3rd place in the gold bracket.
 
We started off winning 1st place in our pool beating Rogers, Johnson, and Frisco Roach all in 2 sets. We continued on to the gold bracket meeting up with Cockrill in the semifinals, losing in two hard fought sets 18-25 and 24-26.
 
Kady Huggins and Lauren Butler led the team in aces. Sophie Davies led the team in digs, and Milana Boesch led the team in kills.
 
Way to go Lionettes!

8th Grade B Team goes 5-1 to win 3rd place at the Highland Park Tournament!!!
Dowell splits sets vs. Highland Park = HP 25-16, Dowell 27-25
Dowell wins vs. Prosper Hays = 25-16,25-14
Dowell wins vs. Frisco Roach = 25-16, 25-13
 
Dowell Player of the day was Savanna Luther! She led Dowell in service points.  Melanie Cates also had a great defensive day.  Kate Miller and Delaney Meza led the team in kills.

The 7th grade volleyball B team traveled this weekend to the Highland Park tournament. We came home with a 2nd place win in our pool.

We started off the morning with an AWESOME sweep against Highland Park. We went on to beat Frisco Roach in 2 clean sets. For our last game we had a rematch against a talented Rogers team, but came up short losing in 2 sets. Players of the weekend were Cissy Jurney on defense, Shelbi Kozlowski for serving, and Avery Hillman on the front row. Way to go Lionettes!