Clark Volleyball

The Clark volleyball team fought back from a 2-0 deficit in Tuesday’s district championship game to take the third game and then threatened to take the match to five games, but fell just short, losing 25-20 in the 4th.  Marcella Arellano and Jenn Garrett led the work at the net with 10 kills each. Arellano added 17 digs to that and Nicole Rehm had 16 more. Leading with assists were Kayci Murphy with 17 and Adriana Christian with 12.

The loss means the Cougars face Brandeis on Friday at 6:00pm at Paul Taylor to determine the 2nd place team in district leading into the playoffs. Lots of great volleyball ahead for Clark!

Read about the game in the Express News

Cougars win again!

The Clark volleyball team took care of business by beating Stevens 3-0 Friday night. The games were 25-15, 25-22 and 25-17. The Cougars were led by Marcella Arellano with 14 kills and Adriana Christian who had 14 assists. The win brings Clark’s district record to 12-2 and their season record to 21-16. The Cougars have assured themselves a spot in the playoffs and now the team has a few days off before taking on Holmes on Friday, October 22nd at 5:30 in the O’Connor gym.

GO COOGS!

Rehm digs deep again

The Clark volleyball team rolled over Taft 3-0 on Wednesday night at Paul Taylor, bringing their win streak to 7 straight matches. The Cougars won 25-8, 25-17, 25-17 with 12 kills from Marcella Arellano and 11 from Jenn Garrett. Kayci Murphy added 16 assists and Adriana Christian had 13 while E’sjah Booker came up with 12 digs and Nicole Rehm added 10 more.

With the win Clark stays tied for first place in district along with O’Connor and Brandeis. Next up is Marshall on Friday  in the O’Connor gym at 5:30. Show up and support your Cougars!

Jenn Garrett

The Clark Cougars volleyball team defeated the O’Connor Panthers 3-2  in action at Paul Taylor.  It was the first time a Clark volleyball team has even won a single set against the Panthers since 2006 and the first time Clark has won a game  against O’Connor  since ?.  The win puts the district race into a three-way tie for first between the Cougars, the “brandies” and the Panthers.

Outstanding play came from several Cougars, including Kayci Murphy, Marcella Arellano, E’sjah Booker, Jennifer Garrett, Nicole Rehm, Adriana Christian and Shelby MacKenzie.

THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT!  Great job, ladies!

Express News article

Rehm digs deep

It took 5 games but the Clark Cougar volleyball team emerged victorious and near the top of the District 27-5A race with a 3-2 win over John  Jay. The Cougars jumped out to a 25-16 win in game one but Jay turned the tables on the Cougars in game two winning by the same score.  Clark took game three 25-20, had a let down in game four losing 12-25 but went on to take the match with a 15-11 game five victory.

Kayci Murphy contributed 15 assists, Marcella Arellano had 18 kills and 13 digs, Jennifer Garrett delivered 12 kills, Nicole Rehm had 22 digs and Adriana Christian also came up with 19 assists.

The Cougars currently are 3rd in the District behind O’Connor and Brandeis.  They next face Warren on Friday.

The Cougars won their match against the Rams in three games 25-19, 25-22, 25-13. Shelby MacKenzie and Jenn Garrett led with 9 and 7 kills respectively. Adriana Christian had 14 assists and Kayci Murphy added another 12.

Clark is now 2-0 in district play with Brandeis up next on Friday. Be at O’Connor for the game at 5:30 to cheer them on!

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

Marcella Arellano

Following a weekend of tough competition in the Pearland Tournament, the Clark volleyball team returns to Paul Taylor Fieldhouse tonight to resume district play against the Marshall Rams. The Cougars are 1-0 after their district opening win against Taft and 9-14 for the season so far. Senior Marcella Arellano leads the team with 193 kills already this season. Adriana Christian is the assist leader with 211 total this season. Tonight’s game starts at 7:30.

On Friday night the Cougars will take on rival Brandeis in a 5:30 match up in the O’Connor H.S. gym.

GO COOGS!

Adriana Christian

Clark defeated Taft 3-0 to begin district play on a dominating note. The Cougars won 25-19, 25-12 and 25-18 behind Marcella Arellano’s 16 kills. Shelby MacKenzie added 8 kills and Adriana Christian and Abigail Glosup were the assist leaders with 20 and 11 respectively.

Clark is now on a 3 game win streak as they head to the prestigious Pearland Classic tournament on Thursday.

Way to go Coogs!

Cougars win

After winning the first game in their match against Warren, 25-20, the Clark volleyball team dropped the next two games 15-25 & 16-25. Clark took game 4 by a decisive 25-8 score and won the tiebreaker in game 5, 15-12. Claire Webster had 13 kills and 3 blocked shots through the five games and India Hartwell had 8 kills and 2 blocked shots. Katlin Mazzocco had 31 assists while Adriana Christian had 11 and Vanessa Casanova had 18 digs and Marcella Arrellano had 14.

Clark has a 10-4 district record with two games remaining.