The Philip Lady Scotties traveled Saturday, September 18, to White River to compete in the White River Triangular Volleyball Tournament.

The Philip varsity girls first went head-to-head with closely matched rivals the Wall Lady Eagles. This match, Philip could not stay up to the challenge, losing 1-3 for the best of five games.

Philip vs. Wall

18-25, 25-16, 16-25, 12-25

Serving: Philip - 61 of 72 (9 aces). Leaders: Molly Coyle - 18 of 20 (5 aces), Krista Wells - 12 of 13 (2 aces), Jordyn Dekker - 11 of 13 (2 aces).

Receiving: Philip - 52 of 70. Leaders: Wells - 17 of 24, Kady Pinney - 13 of 14, Josie Guptill - 13 of 16.

Setting: Philip - 78 of 79 (21 assists). Leaders: Coyle - 30 of 31 (10 assists), Pinney - 34 of 34 (9 assists).

Hitting: Philip - 83 of 98 (32 kills). Leaders: Guptill - 26 of 32 (12 kills), Pinney - 14 of 14 (7 kills), Sam Johnson - 9 of 10 (3 kills).

Blocking: Philip - 3 solos. Leaders: Guptill - 2 solos, Dekker - 1 solo.

Digging: Philip - 60 of 95. Leaders: Sayde Slovek - 14 of 16, Pinney - 12 of 14, Coyle - 16 of 22.

Next, Philip earned a rough win over White River. The Scotties, with only a four-point final difference over-all and one game that went into a seven point extented play, squeaked away with a 3-2 match. The Philip varsity now stands with a 9-3 season record.

Philip vs. White River

25-23, 20-25, 25-17, 30-32, 15-13

Serving: Philip - 105 of 114 (13 aces). Leaders: Coyle - 18 of 19 (2 aces), Guptill - 18 of 19 (2 aces), Wells - 15 of 15 (2 aces).

Receiving: Philip - 77 of 87. Leaders: Wells - 28 of 30, Slovek - 19 of 20, Coyle - 12 of 13.

Setting: Philip - 152 of 153 (34 assists). Leaders: Coyle - 79 of 79 (20 assists), Pinney - 50 of 51 (11 assists).

Hitting: Philip - 158 of 189 (42 kills). Leaders: Guptill - 64 of 69 (21 kills), Slovek - 37 of 44 (7 kills), Johnson - 16 of 21 (5 kills).

Blocking: Philip - 4 solos. Leaders: Guptill - 2 solos, Pinney - 1 solo, Johnson - 1 solo.

Digging: Philip - 100 of 145. Leaders: Guptill - 25 of 32, Wells - 25 of 37, Coyle - 16 of 20.

Philip's junior varsity fared better with two match wins. The first came with a 2-1 for best of three against the Wall junior varsity.

Philip JV vs. Wall JV

26-24, 15-25, 18-16

Serving: Philip - 53 of 58 (11 aces). Leaders: Kaci Olivier - 8 of 10 (5 aces), Kianna Knutson - 14 of 16 (2 aces), Misty Johnson - 8 of 8 (1 ace).

Receiving: Philip - 41 of 53. Leaders: Rachel Wheeler - 22 of 28, M. Johnson - 8 of 9.

Setting: Philip - 45 of 49 (10 assists). Leaders: Knutson - 19 of 22 (6 assists), M. Johnson - 10 of 11 (3 assists).

Hitting: Philip - 42 of 50 (11 kills). Leaders: M. Johnson - 15 of 17 (4 kills), Knutson - 12 of 12 (2 kills), Katelyn Enders - 4 of 7 (1 kill).

Digging: Philip - 37 of 41. Leaders: Wheeler - 9 of 12, Olivier - 7 of 8, M. Johnson - 7 of 9.

The JV Lady Scotties then proceded to make short work of the White River JV. With an easy 2-0 match, the Philip JV currently stands with a season record of 4-2.

Philip JV vs. White River JV

25-13, 25-18

Serving: Philip - 43 of 50 (12 aces). Leaders: Knutson - 15 of 16 (2 aces), Olivier - 7 of 9 (4 aces), M. Johnson - 6 of 7 (5 aces).

Receiving: Philip - 11 of 17.

Setting: Philip - 35 of 36 (7 assists). Leaders: Knutson - 16 of 16 (4 assists), Olivier - 4 of 4 (2 assists).

Hitting: Philip - 37 of 40. Leaders: M. Johnson - 14 of 15 (3 kills), Knutson - 6 of 7 (2 kills), Olivier - 7 of 8 (2 kills).

Digging: Philip - 31 of 36. Leaders: M. Johnson - 8 of 10, Knutson - 7 of 9, Wheeler - 6 of 6.

The next match for the Lady Scotties was with them hosting the Faith Longhorns Tuesday, September 21. Philip next plays against the Harding County Ranchers at 4:30 p.m. in Philip. The Belle Fourche Volleyball Tournament begins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 25.