By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

WAMEGO, Kan.-Christin Nunnery knew her team needed to find a way to dig deep and win some tough matches. They needed to play through some adversity. The Hays High Lady Indian Volleyball team did just that as they went 4-2 and finished third on Saturday at the Wamego Tournament.

Things did not start out well for the Lady Indians as they opened with a three set loss to Riley County (15-25, 25-11, 20-25). Hays would follow that up with a three set win over St. Marys (23-25, 25-15, 25-19) to even their pool play record at 1-1. Next up was Mission Valley which turned into a straight set win (27-25, 25-17). In the last match of pool play the Lady Indians needed a win over Holton to guarantee a spot in the championship bracket and they did just that dispatching the Lady Wildcats in three sets (25-21, 23-25, 25-22). Hays trailed 22-18 in the third set but flipped the script and scored the last seven points to secure the victory.

The Lady Indians opened up championship bracket play against Circle High School. Hays looked like they had endured a long day of volleyball as they fell (20-25, 15-25). The loss sent Hays High to the third place match against the powerful Nemaha Central Thunder. The Lady Indians summoned their inner strength and competitive drive and dominated the Thunder winning in two sets (25-20, 25-18) to take third place.

Hays put up some impressive stats on the day. Senior Hannah McGuire led the team in assists each match and finished with 98 assists for the day. Tasiah Nunnery led the team in kills each match and finished with 73 of them. Kallie Leiker, Brooklyn Schaffer and McGuire paced they team in digs throughout the day while Jaycee Dale and Jaysa Wichers were dominant at the net throughout the tournamen.

With the 4-2 finish the Lady Indians improve to 8-8 on the season. They will play their first home matches of the season on Thursday as they host a quadrangular with Salina South, Abilene and Norton.

CHRISTIN NUNNERY INTERVIEW