NICHOLASVILLE — Whitley County opened its volleyball season with a challenging road test Tuesday, falling in straight sets to preseason No. 9 West Jessamine.
The Lady Colonels (0-1) battled the defending 12th Region champions before falling 25-21, 25-19 and 25-16.
Whitley County coach David Halcomb purposely put together a challenging schedule for his squad this season and knew Tuesday’s opener would provide an early test.
“We’ve got a very good volleyball team, and we are only going to get better by playing a tough schedule,” Halcomb said. “I made that a priority this season. So, we knew going in this was going to be a challenging season opener on the road for us, but our girls were looking forward to it. West Jessamine has won the 12th Region for several years and are preseason No. 9 in the state.”
Whitley County remained within striking distance throughout much of the first two sets but couldn’t find the consistency needed to get past the Lady Colts.
“I’m disappointed that we lost and didn’t execute as well as we’d like,” Halcomb said. “We were within two to three points most of the way in the first two sets, but we just couldn’t find a good rhythm and made some costly mistakes — just can’t do that against great teams.”
Despite the loss, Halcomb believes facing strong competition will pay dividends for his team as the season progresses.
“Even in the loss, this match will help us get better,” Halcomb said. “We’ve got an outstanding group of girls. It’s going to be a great season for Whitley County Volleyball.”
