The Lady Wolverines continued their impressive roll through the Western Highlands Conference Tuesday afternoon, handily dispatching the visiting Owen Warlassies in three games by scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-13.
The victory, the sixth in a row in conference matches, preserves Polk’s unblemished conference record, and serves notice, in no uncertain terms, that the road to the WHC title this season will run directly through Polk County.
Maggie Phipps owned the net with 14 kills for the Lady Wolverines, while junior team captain Savannah Deaver added another eight. Kara Overholt and Shalyn Brown dominated the defensive game with 13 digs between them, and Overholt led the assists category with 26.
Katie Ruff and Chelsea Kelly each notched four aces to complete the sweep over the visitors from Black Mountain.
Freshman setter Overholt now has 374 assists on the season along with 53 digs and leads the team in serving points.
“As a freshman, Kara is doing an outstanding job filling the setting role,” said head coach Heather Claussen. “She has a natural sense about the game, and leaves nothing behind when all is said and done. She will continue to do well because of her dedication and strong work ethic.”
The victory runs Polk’s record to 10-5 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the conference, and sets the stagefor a huge showdown this afternoon, as the Lady Wolverines travel to Hendersonville to take on the Lady Bearcats, who are also undefeated in conference competition.