After winning three matches in a row, the Huskies volleyball team suffered a bittersweet loss at Starmount last Thursday evening. Bitter in reason that they lost 3-1 to the highly ranked Rams, sweet since the Huskies won one game out of four. According to the Huskies head coach, Laura Foster, this is the first time that Ashe County has been able to win a single game against Starmount in volleyball, who consistently advances far into the State Playoffs.

The Rams have recently lost a match to North Wilkes, marking their first conference loss of the season, but now stand at 4-1 in MVAC play after the victory over Ashe.

Ashe claimed the victory in game two with a 25-22 score, following a 25-13 loss in game one. The Rams then swept games three and four to win the match.

“We have never beaten Starmount in a game,” commented Coach Foster, “so we are pretty pleased to take a game from them.”

Ashe was led by numerous players with impressive statistics in the tough match. Caitlin Elliott and Kim McNeil continue to be a force for the Huskies. McNeil was 13-15 with serving, driving home three aces, and seven kills at the net, while Caitlin Elliott went 9-11 serving, and drove home twelve kills at the net. Kendra Yearick was 10-11 serving, with two aces, and a non-error night at the net with six kills.

All around impressive serving gave the Huskies the edge in game two, along with the blockers for Ashe.

“Our blockers did a good job of taking