Wolves fall to Bulldogs

The crowd packed in for the opening game of Sundance's homecoming weekend as the Moorcroft Lady Wolves confidently moved onto the court to face the Bulldogs.

Both teams brought their crowd and energy in a critical conference matchup. The opening set found the two teams evenly matched going point for point.

With the score tied at seven, one side needed to start stringing points together to gain an advantage and the Bulldogs struck first, scoring five unanswered points, the Bulldogs put themselves up 14-9.

The Lady Wolves were down but not out, and were able to return the rally as Kaylee Terry stepped up to the serving spot to get the Wolves offense moving and overtake the Bulldogs 18-15. The Bulldogs kept it close down the stretch but the Lady Wolves took the 25-22 victory. 

Throwing down a combined 22 kills on the night, the senior Bulldogs helped their team roll over the Wolves 25-13. The momentum continued for the Bulldogs into game three as the Wolves lost again, 25-18.

With the Bulldogs up two games to one, the Moorcroft Wolves needed a victory in game four to have a chance pushing it to five.

With Sundance coming on strong in the fourth, Moorcroft coach Katie Williams called a timeout hoping to slow the Bulldogs' momentum. Sophomore Natalee Scribner then stepped into the serving spot for the Wolves and began a string of serves to pull Moorcroft within striking distance of the Bulldogs.

As the gap closed and a score tied at 21, both sides of the gym were on the edge of their seats watching the action.

The Bulldogs and Wolves traded points back and forth, neither gaining the two-point advantage they needed for victory. Pushing the game into extra points, the ladies found themselves tied at 27, each side hoping for the win.

Following several rallies, though, the Wolves walked away defeated, 29-27 with Moorcroft finishing the set winning one out of four.