Cape volleyball handles Conrad 3-1
Cape junior setter Jason Harpel-Rickards put up his 156th assist of the season as the Vikings took a 25-12, 25-8, 23-25, 25-12 win over Conrad April 14. Cape moves to 4-2 on the season.
The Vikings dominated the first two sets, but the Red Wolves clawed back to win the third set. The Vikings regained their strength and rose to the occasion in the fourth to garner the match victory.
“I’m happy with the outcome,” said Cape coach Tyler Coupe. “We ran a lineup that we’ve not used before that has a few players in different positions. I thought we did a great job with the serve and pass game. Bryce [Patterson] did a great job anchoring our serve-receive, keeping us consistently in system so Jason [Harpel-Rickards] had every offensive option at the ready. He also did a great job applying pressure to Conrad’s defense with his own serve.”
Harpel-Rickards assisted on 35 points, while Patterson led the offense with 20 kills, eight digs, five aces and two blocks. Junior Lawson Whaley knocked down 11 kills and roofed seven blocks. Junior Braxton Figgs blocked five kill attempts. Keller Mancari, Ryder van Horn, Jacob Paynko, Justin Vent and Kiernan Morrissey teamed for 16 digs in the match.
“I’m pleased with the diversity of how our offense attacked,” said Coupe. “We utilized all six zones of the court and did our best applying consistent and diverse attacks. Lawson [Whaley] did a really nice job with his block tonight. He’s really getting comfortable with his timing and jumping into attackers’ alleys at the right time. Keller [Mancari] took some really smart swings that will hopefully continue to instill confidence in his play going into the second half of the season.”
