“Queen of the Court” may be just a game, but the Lady Dragon volleyball team should be dubbed the Queens of the court after their dominating appearance on their home court this last week.  Playing the Aberdeen Tigers for the second time this season as well as hosting their annual two day tournament, the Lady Dragons not only won all of their games but swept every matchup.

The week’s play began on Tuesday, October 1 with Malad’s game with conference opponent Aberdeen.  Having previously beaten the Tigers with little contest,  the Lady Dragons were more than confident that they would win once again.  What they didn’t know was that their games would include a faultless set.

Game one went off with great success as Malad easily won, 25-7.  Jumping into game 2, the MHS elevated their game to near perfect execution.  Riglee Peterson stepped up to the service line to begin the game, and in nearly an unprecedented fashion, finished the game as well.  Serving 25 consecutive serves, Peterson and her teammates never rotated because the Tigers never won possession, never earned the serve and never posted a single point.  

Not only did they force Aberdeen to commit countless errors, Malad managed to not commit a single ever of their own.  There wasn’t a missed serve, a kill into the net, a dropped dig or a tipped block land out of bounds over the course of 25 plays.  

The Tigers bounced back in the third game, but the Lady Dragons still dominated the court and the scoreboard to win 25-6.

Their impressive play didn’t let off as they took on six more teams over the two day weekend tournament.  The tournament featured matches of the best three, but the MHS team never played more than two games in each match.  Sweeping each opponent left Malad with an overall 12-0 record. 

The tournament began with pool play as Malad took on Ririe, Grace and Salmon.  The following day, the Lady Dragons continued with their victorious streak as they played through their bracket.  On their path to winning the gold medal round, Malad took down Soda Springs, Grace (for a second time), and finally West Side.  In their matchup against Soda Springs, the Lady Dragons posted another 25-0 win in their second game.

Head Coach Camie Tripp and the Lady Dragons could not be more proud of what their team has accomplished this season thus far.  Beginning the season with uncertain roles to playing two perfect games in a single week is more than impressive display of progress and growth.  Commenting on their shutout games, Coach Tripp shared, “I was like- a shutout game against Soda?!  That’s incredible!  We literally played perfect.”

The Lady Dragon volleyball season is beginning to wind down with only two weeks left of the regular season.  They next will play in West Side on Wednesday, October 9 followed by a second matchup against the Grizzlies in Grace on Thursday, October 10.

Volleyball Results 

Malad Invitational Tournament

Friday & Saturday, October 4-5, 2024

MHS vs Grace, Soda Springs, Salmon, West Side, Ririe, & Declo

Kills Digs Aces Blocks Serve/Receive Accuracy

Izzy Haycock 19 75 8 15 0

Anistyn Tovey 0 8 4 0 2.1/3

Paityn Ward 14 7 0 10 1.7/3

Brynnlee Jones 43 21 0 4 1.9/3

Brinley Clark 72 6 0 18 0

Olivia Nelson 36 2 0 32 0

Mady Vanbebber 13 0 0 17 0

Brylee Oglesbee 0 7 3 0 2.1/3

Riglee Peterson 2 26 13 0 2.0/3

Quincee Hammer 0 0 7 0 0

MHS vs Aberdeen

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

25-7 I 25-0 I 25-6

Kills Digs Aces Serve/Receive Accuracy

Izzy Haycock 0 7 6 0

Anistyn Tovey 0 10 0 2.0/3

Paityn Ward 4 2 0 1.0/3

Brynnlee Jones 4 2 4 3.0/3

Brinley Clark 10 2 0 0

Olivia Nelson 4 0 0 0

Mady Vanbebber 1 1 0 0

Brylee Oglesbee 0 4 2 2.0/3

Riglee Peterson 0 10 9 2.0/3

Quincee Hammer 0 0 1 0

Cori 2 1 0 0

Aly Anderson 2 0 0 0

Jette Nelson 4 0 0 0