On Friday, September 3rd, the Sunapee Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Concord Christian Academy to take on the Kingsmen in their season opening game. The match lasted about 4 sets,  with the Lakers winning by a score of three games to one. The opening set was won by Sunapee, 25-17 but the Kingsmen came back strong in the second set to win  25-18. The Lakers rebounded with a dominant third set set, winning 25-16 before squeaking out a suspenseful 26-24 win in the final game. Notable contributions were made by Emma Mcnally who led the team in hits around the net with 21, of which 8 were kills.  Addy Pifer also had a valuable night serving, with 28 successful serves. 
Senior Allison Tschudin, a four-year member of the varsity volleyball team and a part of the team that went to the division 3 semi -finals in 2020 commented on what went well in the victory.

“Communication. There was a lot of communication in this game which was critical in this win. As well, I feel like we are gelling better than previous years. This communication led to successful sets and serves.”

In response to what could improve, Tschudin had this to say,

“I think a mix of everything honestly. It was a very good first game for us, but there is always something to improve on. We know perfection isn’t possible, but we can always work towards it. I feel like we were too in the middle on the opponent’s serves, and our hitting could have improved at times. However this will just come with time, and I think we have a good season to look forward to.”
The Lakers will travel to Moultonborough, Wednesday, September 7th. They hope to get another good win and start the season 2-0. Let’s Go Lakers!