Purcellville, Va. — After some tough matchups to start the season, the Loudoun Valley High School volleyball team earned a big win in their Dulles District home opener against Heritage High School on September 24. Loudoun Valley overcame three Pride set-points in the first to steal the set 27-25, finished strong in the second 25-15, fell in the third 21-25, and bounced back to dominate the fourth 25-14 to secure the 4-set victory.
“It means everything to get a big district win,” Loudoun Valley head coach Carmel Keilty said. “I have five seniors, most of whom have been with me since they were sophomores, and they really, really want it. But each year they’ve had to regroup with new kids coming up to the varsity team, so that’s been tough. But they fought through it, and they don’t get down on each other, so I’m really impressed with my seniors.”
Both teams came out firing as they traded points to open the match. But after a 12-2 run put Loudoun Valley up 18-10—and forced Heritage to use both timeouts—it seemed as though the Vikings were going to cruise to a quick win. However, the Pride responded with 8 straight points to even the score at 18-18…