{"id":1314492,"date":"2019-09-10T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwood-volleyball-rolls-to-3-1-win-over-grand-junction\/"},"modified":"2019-09-10T22:44:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T04:44:00","slug":"glenwood-volleyball-rolls-to-3-1-win-over-grand-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-volleyball-rolls-to-3-1-win-over-grand-junction\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood volleyball rolls to 3-1 win over Grand Junction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Glenwood Springs Demon Shanik Zambrano taps the ball over the net against the defending Grand Junction Tigers during Tuesday evening’s match-up at Glenwood Springs High School.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Glenwood Spring senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Johnson had enough.<\/p>\n

Johnson and the rest of the Demons had a great chance to take a 2-0 lead against the visiting Grand Junction Tigers Tuesday night inside Chavez-Spencer Gymnasium, but instead the Demons\u2019 girls volleyball team gave away a 20-15 lead, losing 25-20. That collapse in the second set lit a fire under the senior captain.<\/p>\n

In the third and fourth sets, Johnson absolutely dominated for the Demons, leading the Demons to wins by scores of 25-9 and 25-19 to put away the Tigers in the official regular season opener for both teams.<\/p>\n

Johnson had 6 aces, 6 kills, and 3 blocks in the final two sets, pushing the Demons across the finish line.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember when Kaitlyn was much younger, she had a tough time controlling her serves and her demeanor on the court; it was night and day tonight though,\u201d Jason Obreque, Glenwood\u2019s interim head coach in place of Kehau Rust, who is on maternity leave, said following the win. \u201cShe\u2019s emerged into a great leader for this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glenwood needed to right the ship after two tough losses at home Saturday on the final day of the Demon Invitational. The first set was a good start at shaking off the losses as Glenwood and Grand Junction traded points early unitl the Demons pulled away to make it 14-8 on a pair of aces from senior middle hitter Emily Nilsson. A kill by sophomore Charlotte Olszewski and perfectly placed tip by Nilsson later made it 21-10 before back-to-back kills from senior Shanik Zambrano closed out the 25-10 first-set win.<\/p>\n

The Demons rolled into the second set with the momentum gained in the back half of the first set as Glenwood jumped out to a 10-6 lead on an ace from Nilsson and a kill from junior Kiah Larson. An ace from Johnson and a kill from sophomore Kenzie Winder then made it 17-13, before the Demons forced a couple of errors from the Tigers to make it 20-15.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the comeback for Grand Junction and the collapse for Glenwood Springs started.<\/p>\n

The Demons allowed the Tigers back into the second set with a pair of net violations and a couple of long volleys, while the Tigers received a trio of aces from senior Sage Skinner, making it a 21-20 game. From there, the Demons struggled to stop the onslaught, eventually losing on another net violation, knotting things up at 1-1.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stopped paying attention to what their defense was doing,\u201d Obreque said. \u201cThey adjusted their defense and we didn\u2019t adjust our offense, and things started to turn for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

What looked to be a second set win on the way to a potential sweep suddenly vanished, as the Demons found themselves tied at 1-1 with the Tigers holding all of the momentum.<\/p>\n

A quick, calming message in between the second and third sets from Obreque settled the Demons down though, leading to two straight set wins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told the girls what I\u2019ve told them in practice over and over: one game is one game, just start over and keep pushing,\u201d Obreque said.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Johnson, Nilsson and Zambrano, the Demons pushed back in a big way, taming the Tigers for the 3-1 win.<\/p>\n

In the third set, Glenwood raced out to a 16-6 lead as Johnson had 2 aces and 4 kills, while Nilsson and Zambrano combined for 1 ace and 2 kills, pacing the Glenwood attack. Grand Junction tried to rally as senior Kate Hayde recorded a thunderous kill to make it 17-7, sparking the Tigers\u2019 bench, but 2 kills from Zambrano, and a kill and an ace from Johnson finished off the third set with Glenwood on top 25-9.<\/p>\n

The fourth and final set was another fast start for Glenwood as the Demons recorded 5 aces in the game\u2019s first 10 points, putting a ton of breathing room between themselves and the Tigers in the deciding set. Johnson and junior Reese Goluba led the way as servers, placing the ball wherever they wanted, giving the Tigers\u2019 defense fits.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing as a coach that I like to emphasize is serve receive and serve,\u201d Obreque said. \u201cThat\u2019s something we work on consistently in practice, and they\u2019ve steadily been getting so much better. Kaitlyn can place a ball pretty much anywhere I tell her to, and she\u2019s consistent with it; that really helps.\u201d<\/p>\n

A kill from Zambrano and a tip into the heart of the Tiger defense by Nilsson capped off the 25-19 win, giving Glenwood the win over Grand Junction, pushing the Demons to 4-2 on the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a great game for us to open the regular season with, \u201c Obreque said. \u201cThis was a chance for the girls to work on letting go of losses, reset, and get back to the basics of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Demons travel to Battle Mountain Thursday night to take on the Huskies at 6:30 p.m. in a 4A Western Slope League tilt.<\/p>\n

jcarney@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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