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Hayden Schuh sets the ball for a teammate during the Lady Tigers match against Wellpinit on Saturday, Oct. 29.
ODESSA–The Tigers swept Wellpinit during their last home match of the season on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The Lady Tigers won the first set 25-12, the second set 25-13 and the third set 25-21.
Junior Melloney Deife had an impressive seven aces, six kills, eight digs and 14 assists. Fellow junior Hayden Schuh had 10 kills, two blocks and two assists.
Sophomore Lily Starkel had five digs, six kills and one ace.
Freshman Lexi Eden had three aces and three digs.
Senior Kaytlyn Shafer had one ace and five assists and Senior Laela Hardung had one ace and two digs.
Coach Suzie Deife said some season highlights have been ending league play with third place and fighting hard in every set for a win.
"We are looking forward to playing new teams we don't see in our regular season schedule," Deife said. "I feel our tough schedule this year prepared us for the playoffs."
The Lady Tigers were announced as the second seed out of the south.
Odessa won the District 7 Championship in the 2021 season. They swept the competition against Curlew (3-0), Almira-Coulee-Hartline (3-0) and Wilbur-Creston-Keller (3-0).
"We are hoping to take the district title again this year and advance to state as the number one seed,” Deife said.
Odessa will begin district competition against Inchelium on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. and play again at 5 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. based on match outcomes in Northport.
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