as Mia Johnston (11) and Adrienne Jolicoeur (1) look on
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Farmington (2-0) made it two straight against Big Nine Conference competition Tuesday night, Aug. 30, with a convincing 3-0 win over Austin at Tiger Gym. The Tigers got better in every game, winning 25-22, 25-20 and 25-11.
"Considering the schedule and how we are improving, I'm not necessarily surprised we are 2-0," coach Mike Woody said. "I might be a little surprised we won this match in three games."
Farmington eked out the win in the first game by scoring the last three points after surrendering an early six-point lead. The Packers scored the first point of game two but the Tigers led the rest of the way. In the third contest, the home team roared to an 8-1 lead and never looked back.
Bekah Lippert and Laura Steege had a team-leading six and five kills respectively. Mia Johnston handed out 11 set assists and a scored a trio of service aces. Ruthanne Schmitt and Emily Fahning also notched a trio of aces for the winners.
Defensively, Rachel Eckert recorded nine digs and seven service receptions; Adrienne Jolicoeur and Fahning each chimed in with six serve receptions. Fahning had four blocks.
"The difference between the first two games and the third was that we cut out of errors," Woody said. "We were more aggressive and we didn't make the kind of mistakes we did in the first two...Our goal is to keep improving as a defensive team and we did that tonight."
The competition level ramps up a notch on Thursday, Sept. 1, when the Tigers travel to Rosemount for a non-conference clash with the Irish.
