The Clark volleyball team is looking forward to the second season after clinching its spot in the playoffs. The Cougars will likely face Corpus Christi Carroll or Corpus Christi King in the first round, possibly on November 1st.

There’s still regular season business to take care of though and Clark could have been looking ahead a bit during Friday’s game against Holmes, escaping the gym with a 3-2 victory. Clark dropped the first two games 16-25 and 19-25 before taking the next two games 25-22 and 25-21 and then winning the tie breaker 15-8. Marcella Arellano led the team with 19 kills, 34 digs and 3 serving aces. Jenn Garrett had 17 kills and Abby Glosup continued to shine with a whopping 62 assists in the five game match up. Nicole Rehm had 34 digs and an ace and Jenn Garrett and Rosalyn Velasquez teamed up for 1.5 blocks each.

The last regular season game is against O’Connor on Tuesday at 7:00 at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!!

Jenn Garrett with 19 kills

The Clark Cougars came ready to fight on Tuesday night against district rival Brandeis, but fell just short of an upset losing in five games. Brandeis took the first 25-17 then Clark won two in a row 27-25 & 26-24. Brandeis took the fourth game 25-22 and the tiebreaker 15-12. Jenn Garrett led the Cougars with 19 kills and 2 blocked shots while Marcella Arellano had 10 kills. District 27-5A assists leader Abby Glosup kept things moving with 45 assists and added 2 blocked shots to her game.  Nicole Rehm and Hunter Cole each had 22 digs. Rosalyn Velasquez blocked two shots and Alyssa Pruitt aced one serve.

Clark is 7-4 in district and remains in the playoff hunt. Next up is Jay on Friday at 5:30 at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!!

Abby Glosup - leads in assists

The Clark volleyball team bumped its district record up to 7-3 with a 3-0 trouncing of Marshall on Friday. The Cougars won 25-14, 25-19 and 25-20 with 27 assists from Junior Abby Glosup. Jenn Garrett had 7 kills, Rosalyn Velasquez had 6 and the two teamed up for 1.5 blocked shots each. Hunter Cole had 12 digs and Nicole Rehm had 9. Clark is 21-13 for the season with its next game coming up on on Tuesday at 7:00 against Brandeis at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!!

Cole makes her point

The Clark Cougars slew the Steele Knights in three sets at Clark’s home gym 25-12, 25-21, 25-14.  In the first game, Clark dominated, leading by as much as 14  at the 21-7 mark.

Game two, however, defined the evening for the Cougars, as they fell behind early and were down by at least 7 points for much of the contest.  Down 18-15, the Cougars clawed their way back, tying the game when Rosalyn Velasquez soft tapped a shot over the net making it 18-18.  From that point on, Abby Glosup set up Hunter Cole for a relentless series of kills that stunned Steele and turned the momentum over to the Cougars.

The game was a non-district contest but that action heats up again Wednesday against an improved Holmes team.  The Cougars are 4-2 in district and 18-12 on the season.

Great win, ladies!

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Clark volleyball scored a 3-0 win over the Jay Mustangs on Wednesday at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse. Behind 9 kills from Jenn Garrett and 8 kills from Rosalyn Velasquez the Cougars controlled all three games winning 25-8, 25-12, and 25-20. Abby Glosup added 19 assists while Nicole Rehm and Marcella Arellano posted 10 digs each.

The win boosts Clark’s district record to 3-1 and season record to 16-11. Next up is a showdown against district leading Warren on Friday at 7:00 in the gym at O’Connor. The Cougars have already beaten Warren in non-district play this season.

GO COOGS – DO IT AGAIN!!!