VC volleyball team beats Abbeville High

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles traveled across town and swept the Abbeville Lady Wildcats on Thursday, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
While VC got the win, Abbeville kept it interesting in all three sets. Lady Eagles head coach Kristin Son acknowledged the Lady Cats improvement. She felt that caught her team off guard.
“They were really scrappy,” Son said. “They were much better than last time we played. That threw us off in the beginning. We need to be able to play good, clean vo
Abbeville (4-11) competed despite being shorthanded. Lady Cats’ head coach Madison Trahan was proud of team for rallying together.
“We were missing two key players, but we played together,” Trahan said. “Everyone had a good attitude, and no one got in their feelings. It was very much a well-played, smooth game.”
The Lady Eagles (10-10) trailed 5-11 early in the first set before coming back to tie the score at 16. From there, VC closed to set on a 9-0 run to take a 1-0 match-lead.
The two teams battled to a 6-6 draw in the second set before VC went on a 7-1 run to claim a 13-7 lead. They stretched it to as many as seven before the Lady Cats battled back, getting as close as 18-15 before VC won the set by six for a 2-0 match-lead.
In the final set, the Lady Eagles held a 13-10 lead before going on a 7-0 run to double-up Abbeville 20-10. The Lady Cats outscored VC 6-5 down the stretch but could not extend the match.
Abbeville played Rayne in a district contest on Tuesday after The Meridional went to press. Trahan said she’s sticking to what works for that contest and beyond.
“Tonight made me think a lot about my rotations,” Trahan said. “A lot of young kids got an opportunity to play and they came through. Moving forward, I think we’re going to see more of what we saw tonight.”
VC started district Tuesday on the road at Highland Baptist. They return home Wednesday for a matchup against the Episcopal School of Acadiana Lady Falcons.