Lady Bobcats pick up win over Covenant JV
The Georgia Northwestern Lady Bobcats stumbled at home on Tuesday night with a three-set loss to the Reinhardt University junior varsity squad, but rebounded nicely on Thursday with a thrilling five-set victory over Covenant College’s JV team in a match played high atop Lookout Mountain.
The Lady Bobcats fell to Reinhardt, 25-9, 25-20 and 25-20.
Summer Fitzpatrick had eight kills and a block in the loss. Kayleigh Goff had six kills, one ace and one block. Jamese Miller finished with three kills. Mia Clark had 18 assists. Kaylin Graham added with five digs. Morgen Simmons had four digs and an ace, while Savannah Walker had two kills and a block.
Against Covenant, Walker had a huge night with 14 kills, six blocks and an ace in the 23-25, 25-14, 25- 22, 18- 25, 15- 6 win. Fitzpatrick was equally as effective with 11 kills, eight aces and a pair of blocks. Goff had seven kills, four digs, an ace and a block. Miller finished with five kills and two blocks, while Clark had three kills, two blocks, one ace and 29 total assists.
Also helping out was Simmons (seven digs), Graham (two aces, two digs) and Gracie Goode (one dig, one block).
The Lady Bobcats could not maintain the momentum on Saturday as they dropped both ends of the Rumble in Rossville tri-match.
GNTC lost in four sets to Welch College, 25-21, 17- 25, 25- 16 and 27- 25, before a straight-sets loss to Toccoa Falls College, 25-11, 25-15 and 25-15.
Walker had 12 total kills, six blocks and five digs. Fitzpatrick also had 12 digs to go with five aces, four digs and two blocks. Clark dished out 23 assists. She also had six digs, three kills and three blocks. Goode had five total kills, two digs and one block, while Miller had six aces, eight digs, three kills and one block.
Simmons led the way with 12 digs. Graham had four aces and four digs, while Destiny Willbanks had two kills against Welch.
Georgia Northwestern will be on the road Tuesday night in Powell, Tenn. to face The Crown College. They will be back at home at the Rossville Athletic Center on Oct. 1 for a 6:30 p.m. match against Bryan College’s junior varsity squad.