Adrianna Musillami
HOPE — Hauser volleyball controlled its match against a new Class 2A sectional foe in South Ripley.
The Jets had their slight bumps along the way, but they cruised to a 25-10, 25-23, 25-16 victory Monday night.
“We had changed things up. We tried some different things. We’re trying to work it out. I was happy with it,” Hauser coach Jeff Case said. “I thought this was a learning experience for us. We’re getting better. I’m pleased with the effort tonight. They were getting after it. We could clean some things up and execute a little better. It’s early in the season. We’re going to continue to improve and improve. There’s lots of options with this group.”
The Jets (6-1) led the first set 8-3 until scoring a dozen straight points to lead 20-3. The Raiders finally got into the action, but the set eventually belonged to Hauser to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
South Ripley at one point had a 19-16 lead in the second set, but the Jets eventually tied it at 21-21 and scored four of the next six points to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Hauser eventually ended the match by going on 6-1 run in the third set to lead 15-9 and never look back.
For the Jets, Adrianna Musillami tallied 23 assists and six digs. Kenze Bostic finished with 11 digs, nine kills and three blocks, Charlie Clark had nine kills and eight digs, Kyra Meister added 14 digs, Aniston Bostic had seven kills, Kayden Miller added four kills and a block and Mattie Foster had five digs and two aces.
It’s a win against a sectional opponent, and they will face another sectional opponent in Southwestern (Hanover) on Friday at home.
It’s been a great start to the season so far for Hauser, which was coming off a four-match sweep in winning Saturday’s Henryville Round-Robin.
“I’m really with pleased with it,” Case said. “They are really buying in with what we’re trying to do and trying to accomplish. They’re a lot of fun. They’re focused, and they’re being a team. I’m really pleased with what they’re doing.”
A slight change in the schedule for the Jets coming up has their upcoming match against Indianapolis Lutheran on Thursday that was scheduled for a home contest being switched to an away game because of transportation issues.
