Lady Roos finish fourth at first tournament

The young Weatherford Lady Roos volleyball team was able to log some more court time and finished fourth at their first tournament Aug. 13-15.

The Lady Roos went 6-3 at the tournament in Georgetown, making plenty of memories off the court visiting several fun places to bond as a group.

The Lady Roos started Day 1 of the tournament playing great, winning in straight sets against St. Michael’s (25-14, 25-12), Hyde Park (25-20, 25-15) and East View (25-20, 25-16).

Day 2 was not as easy despite picking up wins against Gateway (25-22, 25-16) and Clear Falls (25-9, 25-20). Against Vandergrif, Weatherford stumbled losing two close sets (27-25, 25-20).

Despite the one loss, the Lady Roos’ 5-1 record the first two days qualified them for the gold bracket on the final day. Weatherford dismantled Leander (25-17, 25-15) before losing a close three-set match to Rock Hill (18-25, 25-22, 20-25).

The loss bumped the Lady Roos from the championship game, and they played Salado in the third-place game. Two close sets by the same score (25-23) did not go Weatherford’s way as the team finished in fourth place.

Weatherford’s Laine Tomlinson recorded 55 kills and a team-high 17 aces and was named to the all-tournament team. Hayden Faught was also named to the all-tournament team after leading the team with 74 digs.

Ava Broadie led the team with 73 kills while Joy Versola recorded 100 assists. Mia Hargis added a team-high 12 blocks.

Loss to Heritage

Weatherford lost a five-set match at Frisco Heritage on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

The Lady Roos won the first set 25-21 before dropping the next two sets 25-22 and 25-21. With its back against the wall, Weatherford came back strong in the fourth set 25-19 to force a fifth and final set.

It went back and forth and went down to the wire, but the Lady Roos came up just short 15-13 to lose the match 3-2. It is Weatherford’s second five-set loss of its short season, and the team’s record sits at 6-5.

Weatherford is next scheduled to play at the Granbury tournament, which began Thursday and runs through Saturday, Aug. 22. Next week the Lady Roos are scheduled to host Duncanville at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.