TRI-STATE CRUSADERS VOLLEYBALL

Head Coach: Andy Mussaw

Tri-State’s Lady Crusaders face off against Conference Rival West Nottingham Academy in Mid-Atlantic League Competition

ELKTON, MD - In Tri-State Christian Academy's 2nd game of the season, they faced a familiar adversary, in West Nottingham Academy. Despite playing most of his subs, encouraging his players to jump serve, positionally serve, and run plays, head coach Andy Mussaw couldn’t get his team to make enough mistakes to keep the sets close. Tri-State swept West Nottingham in 3 sets, 25-8, 25-12, and 25-2..

“We knew that most of their team was very new to volleyball, so I tried to put my players into positions to challenge them, and to possibly make mistakes, but they kept succeeding”, Mussaw said. “I was trying to keep the score closer because I definitely don’t want to be that coach that purposely beats a team 25-0. That’s just an awful thing to do to a new team - and a new coach.”

In a mostly offensive effort from the Crusaders, Baylie Thomas led the team with 5 kills, followed by Ashlyn Crid- dle and Hope Pfadt with 3 kills, each. Criddle also shined behind the service line, and led the team with 11 aces, followed by Etta Harris with nine, and Jules Harris with four aces.. “Ashlyn could have served the entire 3rd set”, Mussaw said. “Her jump serve is very dangerous and they were really struggling with it, so after she served 11 points in a row, I subbed her out. Even then, we went on to win the 3rd set 25-2, and that was not my intention at all.” With this win, the Crusaders moved to 2-0 on the season. “Our goal is to keep the trophy at Tri-State this year, and I know I have the team to do it”, said Mussaw. “I’m pushing them harder than they’re used to this season, and once they get this new level of play down, they will be unstoppable.” Tri-State’s next game will be against Providence Christian Academy on Tuesday, September 13th at 4:45pm, at Tri-State.