Volleyball: Federal Way rolls against Jefferson in non-league match

Published 4:39 pm Thursday, September 24, 2015

Everything seemed to go Federal Way’s way in their 3-0 non-league win over Thomas Jefferson on Tuesday night.

The two teams entered the contest having winning records in their out-of-conference matchups.

Jefferson was 3-2 with wins over Spanaway Lake, Evergreen of Seattle and Decatur.

Federal Way was 3-1 with wins against Christian Faith, Chief Sealth and Decatur. They also placed well in two tournaments they played in.

Both teams also lost to Todd Beamer in non-league games.

The matchup was the last for both teams before they began later in the week. Things quickly spiraled out of control for Jefferson.

Federal Way won the first set 25-5, the largest margin of the night. The Raiders had trouble receiving serves most of the night, leading to plenty of aces for the Eagles.

Senior Fernanda Carmona led the Eagles in service aces with nine on the night. Sophomore Talaitupu Lologo was second on the team with eight.

Things got a little better for the Raiders in the second set, but Federal Way still won 25-13. There were less errors for Jefferson, but they still struggled to get a consistent attack going. A few unlucky bounces near the boundary lines also did not go their way.

The third set also went to the Eagles. They won 25-7 to end the game in straight sets. For Federal Way, it was the exact performance that head coach Donja Walker wanted to see.

“The Kent schools are really tough,” Walker said. “I think that we’ve been bonding and playing really well together. I’m excited to see how we do against those Kent schools.”

“It’s important to have these kinds of competitive games to prepare us for our conference. Tonight it was a little rough and we were trying some new things so they weren’t as crisp. But it’s always nice to have these kinds of games.”

Lologo added six kills and 11 digs to her service aces during the game. Carmona led the team with 15 assists. Aya Bispham also had 11 digs on the night.

Federal Way (4-1) began league play against Kent-Meridian on Thursday after the Mirror’s publishing deadline. They play again on at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28 at Kentlake (0-4).

Jefferson (3-3) will look to regroup in league play when they travel to take on undefeated Kentwood (4-0) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25.

Federal Way’s Sydney Sanio and Michellay Stewart attempt to block Thomas Jefferson team captain Taylor Sterling’s spike attempt on Sept. 22 at Federal Way High School.

Todd Beamer takes down Decatur

The Titans took down the Gators 3-0 on Tuesday in a non-league game. The Titans won 25-3, 25-16, 25-5.

One of the top players for Beamer was Angel Mann who had 13 digs and four kills for Beamer. McKenna Milholland was another top performer with three aces on 12 serves and 13 assists.

Leena McKenzie led the team with five aces on 13 serves and had nine digs as well.

Camrin Skari led the team in kills with eight.

Renee Tiumalu tied the team lead for digs with 13 and Elisa Chew also tied the lead for assists with 13.

Mallorie Post had three service aces on 21 serves.

Both teams begin league play on Friday, Sept. 25.

Decatur (0-5) will be at home to face the Tahoma Bears (2-2) at 7:15 p.m.

Beamer (3-1) will also be at home and will face the Kentridge Chargers (3-2) at 7:15 p.m.

Christian Faith on a winning streak

After a loss to Federal Way to open the season, Christian Faith has won three straight games.

They defeated Puget Sound Adventists 3-0 and Evergreen Lutheran 3-1 last week.

On Tuesday, they defeated Auburn Adventist 3-0.

The Eagles (3-1, 2-0) travel to face Rainier Christian (2-1, 2-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 for their next game.