No. 13 Bellville Bests La Grange
Flatonia
The very tough non-district portion of their schedule continued for the Lady Leps at home Tuesday as they fell to No. 13-ranked Bellville 18-25, 16-- 25, 20-25. This comes on the heels of a tournament last week where the Lady Leps faced a flurry of 5A and 6A teams. The Lady Leps have a 13-16 overall record heading into a 4 p.m. match this Friday at Schulenburg.
“We have flashes of brilliance and then we make an error and then it turns into two and three and four and five and six and seven,” said La Grange head coach Leslie Coltrain. “We’re still working on consistency.
“This past weekend, we played some seriously gritty ball. They got after it and played hard. We were in every match against 5A and 6A teams. That was not reflected tonight.”
Camille Gonzalez led the Lady Leps in kills with five. Maddi Fritz and Kylie Trlicek each had four.
Fritz led in digs (10) and assists (8). Hailey Hill had nine digs, two aces and four assists.
The Lady Leps were in every match but Bellville was just a little better Tuesday.
“We could have beaten this team,” Fritz said.
“Susan’s been there 43 years and has that program running exactly how she wants it,” said Coltrain, referring to Bellville coach Susan Brewer, who started the volleyball program there and has nine state titles to her credit. “Someone one referred to it as the ‘Bellville Mystique.’ They’ve been so good for so long.”
Speaking of being so good for so long, a pair of Lady Lep seniors earned historic milestone over the weekend. Fritz tallied her 1,000 career kill and Hill got her 1,000 career assist.
“Those really mean a lot, but we couldn’t have done it without our teammates,” Fritz said.
“Those are huge milestones and really show their leadership on the floor,” Coltrain said.
“And we’’re just halfway through the season. I was very excited and very proud. They didn’t have any clue (they were nearing those stats). It’s fun. Those are terrific accolades for those kids, and now we’re after more for the team.”
La Grange Varsity lost to Bellville
18-25, 16-25, 20-25
Overall record 13-16
Kill Leaders: Camille Gonzalez - 5 Maddi Fritz - 4, Kylie Trlicek - 4
Dig Leaders: Madison Fritz - 10 Hailey Hill - 9, Kylie Trlicek - 9
Ace Leaders: Hailey Hill - 2 Assist Leaders: Maddi Fritz - 8 Hailey Hill - 4
Block Leaders: Camille Gonzalez - 2 La Grange JV lost to Bellville 23-- 25, 6-25; Overall record 4-4 La Grange F lost to Bellville 14-25,
22-25; District record 0-0 Overall record 5-3
The Flatonia volleyball team lost to Brazos 25-19, 25-10, 25-- 18 Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs are 9-12 overall.