The Lady Vikings volleyball team traveled to Shoreline Christian last week and lost three sets to 0. Despite the loss, coaches Gregg Sasan and Hank Date saw promising individual performances and overall play improvement. However, a spectator summed up the coaches’ feelings when they said, “I saw six girls playing out there, but I didn’t see a team.”

On Sept. 11, a determined Lady Viking team traveled to Friday Harbor motivated by Sasan’s challenge to “make a statement about who we are as a team.”

In the presence of a typical hostile crowd and a loud gym, the Vikings took the court and proceeded to hold the upper hand from start, winning in three straight sets. Ferocious and rapid fire rallies highlighted the match, with Orcas turning back nearly every attack that the Wolverines could muster.

The Lady Vikings hosted the Lopez Lobos on Sept. 14, maintaining their strong performance with a three set victory. Coaches noted that all players on the Orcas squad made appearances in the match and contributed to the win.

The Lady Vikings play Concrete at home on Sept. 20 at 5:30 p.m.