PAGE A14, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 1, 2021
Shorthanded Celts fall to West Salem
Volleyball
McNary outside hitter Emily Lettenmaier hits the ball past a pair of West Salem blockers.
BY MATT RAWLINGS
serve-receive, West Salem was able to go
Of the Keizertimes
on a 12-3 run to take a four-point lead.
The McNary volleyball team battled
A pair of blocks from McNary's Jaelynn
despite not being at full strength, but Wilcox got the Celtics within two. But the
couldn't overcome the strong off ensive Titans responded by scoring 10 of the next
attack of West Salem as the Celtics fell to 13 points to take the game one victory.
the Titans 25-16, 25-22, 25-21 on Thursday,
West Salem continued their momen-
Sept. 23.
tum into the second set, going on top 17-8
“We just didn't capitalize when we before DeMello was forced to burn a time-
had
opportunities
tonight,”
McNary
head coach Crystal
DeMello said. “We
One of the hardest things
have to have all of our
about competing in
pieces on in order to
have success.”
volleyball is the mental
The Celtics were
aspect of the game and
without their junior
moving on as quickly as
setter and three-year
starter
Maddison
you can. When you're
Corpe,
who
is
adjusting to a new lineup,
expected to miss an
extended period of
it takes time.
time due to injury
according
to
DeMello — Hailey
Schwinof
and
Taylor
Detrant
McNary volleyball coach
have each spent
time stepping into
the setter role.
“We are still work-
ing through the kinks of our new lineup,” out. However, the Celtics appeared to have
DeMello said. “I think that Hailey and new life coming out of the break.
Taylor have stepped in and have done fan-
“We had a good timeout and were able
tastic. It says a lot about them and their to regroup,” DeMello said.
ability to step in. But there is always that
The Celtics scored fi ve of the next six
comfort in having a setter that you have points to trim the defi cit. Three straight
had for a long time.”
kills by Emily Lettenmaier made the score
McNary got off to a hot start in the 18-16, which got the home crowd more
opening set, winning seven of the fi rst nine
See CELTS, page A17
points. But after some struggles with their
— CRYSTAL DEMELLO
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
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