Ladycats go 6-2 for the week, finish 4th in Grandview tournament

The Godley Ladycats started the volleyball season on a high note, winning six straight before dropping the final two games in the Grandview Tournament this week.

The Ladycats season opener was on Tuesday against the Dublin Lady Lions. Godley prevailed in three sets (25-22, 25-17, 26-24) to a Dublin squad that fought till the end. With the first game in the books, Godley had until Thursday to prepare for the Grandview tournament, which hosted teams loaded with talent. 

Thursday afternoon the Ladycats opened the tournament with pool play, where they went on to win three straight games against less experienced competition. They defeated Blum (25-11, 25-11), Ft. Worth Castleberry (25-14, 25-14), and Connally (25-14, 25-20).

With other pools playing on Friday, Godley had room for another regular season game against Everman. Once again, the Ladycats dominated their competition in three sets, winning (25-12, 25-23, 25-16). Godley was now looking at an unblemished record at 5-0 and still not losing a single set on the season, heading into "Gold Bracket" play in Grandview on Saturday.  

In the quarterfinal match on Saturday morning, the Ladycats had to face the Waco University Lady Trojans. The Trojans had the size advantage by far, but that was no match for the excellent hitting performance by Godley. Although the team did lose their first set of the season, the Ladycats came out on top winning the quarterfinal match (25-20, 20-25, 25-19). The next match up in the semifinals for Godley was perennial powerhouse and ninth ranked Jewett Leon. The Ladycats came out in the opening set with spark and energy and won a tough set by the score of 25-21. After the first set was over, the Ladycats fell apart dropping the next two sets 20-25 and 14-24. With the loss Godley was removed from the chance of playing last years state runner-up and rival Brock in the championship, but with third place on the line, next up for Godley was Springtown. The Ladycats came out and shockingly dropped to the Lady Porcupines in two hard fought sets (21-25, 23-25), thus landing the Ladycats in fourth place. 

With the week coming to an end, Godley closed their first week of play with a 6-2 record, which is a starting point to what should be another great season for the Ladycats. Tuesday the Ladycats will face Boyd at 5:30 in Godley, with hopes of coming out with another win.