The Hopkinsville Lady Tigers finally got to open the 2019 volleyball season Friday evening at the Apollo Summer Slam. The Lady Tigers came away with a split of their two pool play matches, which will have them headed for the silver bracket on Saturday.
The Lady Tigers battled their way to a three set win over Hancock County. Hoptown took down the Lady Hornets 22-25, 25-18, and 15-1. In the match with Hancock, Hopkinsville was led by Hope Pace with 1 block, 7 kills, and 1 ace. Shelby Isenhoff added 5 kills. Alyssa Bearns also had a big match with 8 kills and 3 aces. Hailey Hallmark chipped in with 1 block and 4 kills.
Hopkinsville also faced off with Taylor County during the pool play portion of the tournament. The Lady Tigers battled, but fell to the Lady Cardinals in straight sets 25-16 and 26-24.
Hopkinsville is now 1-1 on the season and will be playing the silver bracket Saturday at the Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club in Owensboro.