This past weekend the ICS Varsity Women's Volleyball team challenged themselves in El Paso's most prestigious volleyball tournament, the Hussmann Tournament of Champions hosted by Franklin High School.
They opened up pool play with matches against #2 (NM) Las Cruces, Odessa, and Da Vinci.
The Warriors would drop their match against the Las Cruces Bulldawgs by a score of 0-2 (12-25, 17-25). Ariana Vazquez had 6 kills, Mia Bell had 10 assists, and Andrea Ortega had 11 receptions in the contest. They would go on defeat Odessa 2-0 (25-21, 25-18). Vazquez had another double digit game with 10 kills while Mia Bell had 22 assists. Their final pool game came against the Da Vinci Dragons, defeating them 2-0 (25-21, 25-13). Mia Bell led the team in kills with 7 while Andrea Ortega compiled 6. Bell also had 15 assists in the game.
The Warriors took 2nd place in Pool Play and matched up against Eastwood in the 1st round of the Championship Bracket. The Warriors would be pushed into the Consolation side of the bracket after losing to the Troopers by a score of 0-3 (15-25, 12-25, 14-25). Andrea Ortega led the team with 6 kills. She also put up 4 blocks while Lucia Munoz put up 3 blocks. Grace Jackson had 12 digs and 25 receptions. Mia Bell had 11 assists in the final game of Friday night.
ICS Volleyball opened Saturday with a 0-3 (18-25, 21-25, 21-25) loss to Centennial High School out of Las Cruces. They completed their time at the Hussmann Tournament with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-23) sweep of the El Dorado Aztecs. Andrea Ortega had 15 kills while Olivia Bell had 7 of her own. Grace Jackson led the team with 17 digs. Mia Bell had 26 assists and Ortega led the team in receptions with 16.
