On Saturday, October 26, the Alliance volleyball team hosted a triangular which featured Liberty Tree High School from Colorado and Hill City High School from South Dakota. The Bulldogs made quick work of the War Eagles from Colorado, defeating Liberty Tree in 2 sets 25 to 11 and 25 to 10. With the win, Alliance improves to 13 and 21 on the year. The Bulldog JV squad also defeated the Eagles in 2, winning 25 to 6 25 to 10.
Tied at 2 in the opening minutes of set 1, the Alliance offense started to click. Early kills by Bulldog Addison Weber and an ace serve by Macey Seebohm were followed by an ace spike by Kaiah Adams and 7 straight points off the serve of Taylee Thompson keyed a big run by the Dogs. Kills recorded during the spree were recorded by Alliance’s Alexis Libsack and Weber. The momentum then went briefly to the guests. Down 10 to 2, the Eagles would score six of the contest’s next seven points to reduce their deficit to 11 to 8. Another kill by Libsack stopped the spree and 2 points by the Bulldog junior helped AHS maintain their lead at 16 to 9. Back to back kills by Alliance’s Ryli Poss and Weber ensued which put the Bulldogs ahead 18 to 10. Leading 19 to 11, Bulldog Macey Seebohm went to the serve line and put the contest away with 6 consecutive points including 3 aces. Set 1 went to the Dogs 25 to 11.
Set 2 began just about the same as the opener. An early lead by the guests was quickly erase by the Bulldogs. Down 1 to 0, a 6 to 0 spree by Alliance gave the hosts a little breathing room. A Seebohm kill started the run and put Poss at the serving line who answered with 5 in a row. Two more kills by Seebohm keyed the run as Alliance surged ahead 7 to 2. Later in the set with AHS up 9 to 4, a kill by Weber started another fury. Five Thompson points put the Bulldog lead up to 14 to 4. AHS was aided by another kill by Adams during the run. A couple by ace serves by Weber followed which gave the Dogs a lead at 17 to 7. Set 2 concluded with Alliance getting points and kills by Adams and Poss. The final of set 2 Alliance 25 Liberty 10
LT 11 10
ALL 25 25
Stats Weber 4 kills 4 points Thompson 11 points Seebohm 9 points 4 kills Poss 7 points 4 kills Libsack 3 points 3 kills Adams 4 points 4 kills.