Fleming's Lady Wildcats move to 10-1 with 30-5 set record

Nearly halfway through their regularly scheduled season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats tacked on another sweep to their overall record this year. Their most recent sweep over Lone Star puts them at 10-1 overall - nine of those victories being sweeps.

The team's second consecutive week on the road put them at Lone Star last Thursday to face off with the then 5-5 Lady Longhorns.

Lone Star fell hard in the opening set allowing Fleming the 25-8 win. The home team came a few points closer in the remaining two sets, dropping those 25-13 and 25-11, respectively.

Sophomore Madi Serrato made an impressive contribution from behind the serving line for the Lady Wildcats. She put over 13 aces in the contest with just a single serving error on 29 attempts. She also added top numbers for the Lady Wildcat defense in digs with four ups and no errors.

Junior Kally Kirkwood followed Serrato in aces with five off 12 attempts. She led her team at the net with eight kills off 18 attempts with one error and in blocks with one for the night.

Kirkwood split setting duties with junior Laney Schliesser. Both players put up eight assists for the Lady Wildcat hitters. Schliesser also served 100 percent on two serving attempts.

Senior Whitney Chintala matched Kirkwood's efforts at the net in kills with eight. She made 14 attempts with no hitting errors. From the back row, Chintala put up four digs and received seven serves. She added served 100 percent on nine attempts with three aces.

Junior Libero Lexi Schaefer led her team's serve-receive game with eight passes and no errors. She matched Chintala for top honors in digs with four.

Seniors Zoey Vandenbark and Sam Pope both served 100 percent off eight trips behind the line. Vandenbark received five Lady Longhorn serves for the night.

Junior Maddy Harms added three digs from the back row and served 100 percent with one ace on three attempts.

The Lady Wildcats were scheduled to travel to Valley High School in Gilcrest on Wednesday of this week to face off with the 3A Lady Patriots. That game had not been played as of press time. Watch for results in next week's issue of the Herald.

On Friday, Oct. 1, the Lady Wildcats hit the road to Weldona to take on the 7-6 Lady Warriors. The two teams met on Fleming's court in late-August when the Lady Wildcats swept the league match. Game time on Friday night is slated for 5:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Fleming heads to neighboring Haxtun for an outing with the Lady Bulldogs. Haxtun entered the week with a nearly identical record as the Lady Wildcats - 10-2 - with Yuma and Merino on their agenda prior to hosting Fleming. Game time at Haxtun is set for 5:30 p.m.