HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team got a chance to play in a game day environment Wednesday with the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage at Gross Coliseum. The teams played five sets with the black beating the gold 3-2.

Azlyn Cassaday led the black team with 19 kills and 11 digs.

Isabelle Reynolds hit .306 and led the gold with 21 kills while freshman Kayla Vitztum added 11 kills but also committed 11 errors.

FHSU coach Jessica Wood-Atkins

Jessica Wood-Atkins is in her first season as the Tigers head coach and thought they played okay in their first time out.

“I thought we had a really good day. We tried to to pair the teams pretty evenly” Wood-Atkins said. “We wanted to see some matchups, middles versus middles, setters versus setters and they did well.”

With over half of her roster either freshman or sophomores, Wood-Atkins will be relying on some of the younger talent this season.

“Our young ones are going to have to step up but I think that they have the ability to” Wood-Atkins said. “We’re going take our bumps, they’re going to have their days. They’re just getting used to the speed still.”

The Tigers open their season a week from Friday at the Oklahoma-Panhandle State Tournament.