BOHEMIA MANOR EAGLES VOLLEYBALL

Head Coach: Sabrina Larmer

Scrappy defense not enough for Elks as Bohemia Manor wins home opener 3-0

error. After five lead changes, Lenz served a pair of aces to put game one away and take a 1-0 lead. “We started pretty slow… we still have a lot of work to do” said Lenz who finished with seven aces on the night.

After missing last season due to injury, senior Raegan Lenz was ready to make up for lost time and set the tone with a powerful kill to begin set two. Elkton would again tweak their defense, at one point leading 7-4 but, both Rylee and Raegan Lenz read the adjustments and laid off the swings, placing roll shots over Elkton blockers. The Elk’s offense attempted some ball placement of their own, creating a few passing errors for their opponent, yet a kill from Eagles’ Carcie Brown put the team up 19-10, giving momentum back to Bo Manor to close out game two. “I think we worked our way through playing better as the match went on” said Eagles’ libero Julia Holmes, “We didn’t start off very fast but got the feel for things after the first game and played a lot better. We started working on our communication.”

There was nothing slow about the start of game three for the Eagles, leading 9-3 at one point before an Elkton timeout. It became evident the Bo Manor offense was gelling a bit more, communicating better, and even running some calculated plays while the Elks’ defense started to crumble under pressure. With the score reading 17-9, Raegan Lenz rotated to the backline to serve for her team. Lenz then rattled off eight service points, including four aces, to lead the Eagles to a game three win and a 3-0 victory over the Elks. “We started off a little sluggish” said Lenz, “we still have a lot to learn but I think we’re heading in the right direction.”

Rylee Lenz led the Eagles at the service line with a team high seven aces and five kills while sister Raegan Lenz led the offense with a team high eight kills and five aces. Senior Julia Holmes recorded four aces while sophomore setter Hannah Beck dished out 14 assist to go with her three aces. Leading the defense for Elkton, junior Danielle Davis recorded seven digs and an ace while junior Danielle Rogers recorded two kills for the Elks’ offense. Camphausen finished with five digs and two assists in the game, “None of us have really ever played together,” the Elks’ captain said, “I think we did pretty good considering this is our first game together as a team.”