Varsity Voleyball Reports for the second half of the winter season.

Varsity Volleyball Report

The varsity volleyball team continued their winning ways in the second half of the season. DDS played Rumsey twice on Rumsey’s home turf, and bested them in both matches.
In the first match, the team’s serving continued to be a challenge for their opponent to return. Scoring was a team effort, with several players contributing points. Aleksa Lambert had 14 points for the match, Maddie Olson had 4 points, Eddie Castillo had 16 points, and Alexa Colangelo had 7 points. Rumsey struggled to return the volleys that DDS consistently sent their way. The final result was 25-13, 25-12, and 25-12, match to Dutchess Day.
In the final match with Rumsey, Dutchess Day found a much improved Rumsey team. Rumsey was returning DDS serves and trying constantly to set up a spike on its possessions. DDS answered with their own heightened efforts to do the same, and in the end, the varsity’s serving still overpowered the improved Rumsey team. Eddie Castillo contributed 17 points to the match, as did Aleksa Lambert, and Paige Reifler contributed 3 points. Delaney Bailey, Kayleigh Jones, and Alexa Colangelo played well on defense, while Eddie Castillo played strong offense at the net. The final score was 25-14, 25-18, and 25-16, match to DDS.
In their final match of the season, the DDS varsity volleyball players traveled to Westover to challenge a high school team. Despite the height advantage that Westover had, the Dutchess players continued to hustle around the court and make great plays during volleys. Many of the players contributed to the scores with their serving. Alexa Colangelo, A DDS volleyball captain, scored 15 points with her serve, while the other DDS captain, Paige Reifler, contributed 10 points. Kayleigh Jones, an eighth grader playing in her last volleyball game for DDS, scored 13 points. Aleksa Lambert helped the effort with 6 points and Hannah Hill added four more points. The entire team played well, with kudos to Delaney Bailey, Maddie Olson, and Alexa Colangelo on defense, and to Eddie Castillo, Paige Reifler, and Kayleigh Jones on offense. The final score was 25-19, 25-15, 21-25, and 25-22, with Dutchess winning the match.
The varsity volleyball team had an outstanding season this year, completing their schedule undefeated with a 7-0 record. The team played as a cohesive unit, with all players contributing to each match. Congratulations to Alexa Colangelo, Kayleigh Jones, Paige Reifler, Eddie Castillo, Delaney Bailey, Aleksa Lambert, Maddie Olson, and Hannah Hill for their well-earned success. Thank you also to all the parents and friends, who supported the team in so many ways this year. It was a blast!