CPHS Volleyball: Sandites lose 3-2 thriller against Bartlesville

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (10-10, 1-4) lost a 3-2 Frontier Valley Conference heart-breaker to No. 16 Bartlesville (8-4, 3-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House.

The Sandites actually won more rallies than the Bruins, at 110-104. Bartlesville was more aggressive on offense with 62 kills to the Sandites’ 49, but the Sandites had more blocks, more aces, and less errors.

Bartlesville led by as much as 15-8 in the first set, but the Sandites battled back to tie it at 20-20 before the visitors pulled ahead for the 25-22 win. Jacelyn Smith scored three kills for the Sandites and Tati Flores had five for the Bruins.

Sand Springs led for most of game two and took its biggest lead at 23-17 thanks to a pair of aces from Madison Blaylock. The Sandites committed seven service errors in the set to help keep the Bruins afloat, but it was a Bartlesville service error that capped the home team’s victory at 25-20. Layla Lenex had three kills for Sand Springs while Mia Otten scored four for Bartlesville.

The Sandites committed only five total errors in a dominant game three. Lenex and Payton Robbins scored four kills apiece in the 25-17 win. Teyha Johnson scored an ace in a five-point run for the 9-8 lead and the Bruins never tied it or led again. Smith served back-to-back aces during a four-point run and added a third during a five-point run to close the game. Robbins scored back-to-back kills for the final points.

The Bruins were the aggressors in game four, but Sand Springs held close till 16-15. Bartlesville scored five in a row from there, but the Sandites battled back again at 24-23 before Kelsey Ward scored the final point on a tip. Bartlesville funneled the bulk of their attacks through Otten, a 6’3” junior All-Conference selection and nationally-recognized recruit, who scored 11 kills in the set.

It looked like Sand Springs would run away with the tie-breaker round, taking a 5-0 lead with two kills from Kasidy Holland, an ace from Olivia Dewitt, and a kill from Lenex. Bartlesville battled back with a five-point streak for the 9-8 lead thanks to a pair of aces from Hannah Lindsly. The game tied seven times from there, and Holland scored the final Sandite point to tie it at 15-15, but a service error and a kill from Otten gave the visitors the win.

Otten led all scorers with 27 kills, two blocks, and an ace, while Lenex led the Sandites with 13 kills and six blocks. Johnson had 39 assists and Blaylock made 23 digs for the Sandites.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Thursday at 6:00 p.m. with a non-conference home match against No. 14 Enid (10-3). Bartlesville will take a week off before playing at the Bishop Kelley Tournament on the 11th.

BHS 3-2 CPHS (25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 17-15)
Kills: BHS 62, CPHS 49.
Blocks: BHS 3, CPHS 9.
Aces: BHS 5, CPHS 9.
Errors: BHS 43, CPHS 34.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Lenex 13, Robbins 9, Smith 9, Holland 9, Singleton 6, Johnson 2, Dewitt 1.
Assists: Johnson 39, Blaylock 2.
Solo Blocks: Lenex 2.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 4, Robbins 3, Smith 3, Singleton 2, Johnson 1, Holland 1.
Digs: Blaylock 23, Fahland 8, Johnson 6, Robbins 5, Dewitt 4, Smith 1, Singleton 1.
Aces: Smith 3, Blaylock 2, Johnson 1, Dewitt 1, Fahland 1, Robbins 1.

(Bartlesville)
Kills: Otten 27, Flores 10, Ward 8, Wood 5, Lindsly 3, Collins 3, Walker 3, Jones 1, Johnson 1, Brewster 1.
Solo Blocks: Flores 1.
Assisted Blocks: Otten 2, Flores 1, Ward 1.
Aces: Lindsly 2, Otten 1, Collins 1, Lauritsen 1.