Fillies Finish Conference Unbeaten

Fillies Finish Conference Unbeaten

In their last match of Region XIV North play on Saturday, Oct. 22, the Panola College Fillies took down Trinity Valley in 5 sets: 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 20-25, 15-2.

Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Henderson led with 16 kills, freshman middle blocker Barbara Sabino added 13, with the combination of Victoria Baptista and Jaqueline da Silva chipping in 8 apiece.

Setter Cayman Sutton dished out 27 assists, Kinly Carter added 23, and the freshman duo combined for 14 digs with 7 each. It was also Sutton's aggressive serving run to begin the tie-breaking set that put the Fillies up 9-0 en route to a dominating performance that finished the match.

Defensively, freshman right side Kaitlyn Adams led with 6 total blocks, Henderson and Sabino added 5 apiece, and Baptista chipped in three. Sophomore libero Morgan Currie anchored the floor with 24 digs, while da Silva and Baptista came up big with 15 digs each.

With the victory Panola completes conference play 6-0 and moves to 29-2 overall. The Fillies will return to action Friday, Oct. 28, in the final match of the regular season, competing against Wharton County at 5 pm in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium for their annual DIG PINK Match.
Photos courtesy Kraig Cain