SPRINGDALE -- Fayetteville used big runs in each set to sweep Springdale High 3-0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-9) on the road Tuesday night.
"I think we wanted to see our girls go out and (dominate)," said Fayetteville volunteer assistant coach Sara Kincaid, who filled in for coach Jessica Phelan, who missed the game with a family matter. "We served really well tonight.
"I think we've just got to keep doing what we're doing," she added. "We've got Van Buren Thursday, so I think we need to keep at the pace we're going right now."
Fayetteville (16-4, 5-1 7A-West) totaled 12 service aces in the win, led by Ella May Powell's six. Five of Powell's aces came in the final set during a 15-0 Lady Purple'Dog run to take a 15-2 lead.
"Passing has been one of our biggest issues recently, and we're looking for someone to really step up and be mentally tough to get the pass and put it in play," Springdale coach Meagan Thompson said.
The 15-0 run was Fayetteville's longest streak of the match. In the first set, Springdale led 6-4 before a 13-0 spurt gave the Lady Purple'Dogs all of the momentum. Haley Warner was big for Fayetteville in the opening set, tallying five kills. Olivia Wales then capped the set win with a pair of aces.
With Fayetteville up 9-5 in set two, Powell sparked a 12-0 run with her first kill of the night. The lead ballooned to 21-5 before Springdale (5-12-2, 2-4) tacked on three points thanks to Fayetteville errors.
"We've just got to learn to communicate and be more of a team," Thompson said. "Those are the things we've been focusing on the most in practice, and it's still our biggest struggle.
"Going into Rogers I hope we come together, and can put everything we've been practicing into our play," she added.
Bentonville def. Rogers Heritage, 3-0
Bentonville rolled to a 3-0 (25-10, 25-3, 25-18) win over Rogers Heritage on Tuesday night in 7A-West Conference volleyball at War Eagles Arena.
Baylee Barganier was big on serve with 11 aces and added 16 assists for the Lady Tigers (12-9, 4-2). Emma Palasak had a team-high eight kills and Riley Robbe added seven, while Tori Lowry contributed 14 assists.
Erika Reeser led Heritage (1-11-1, 0-6 7A-West) with four kills. Hope Von Gremp added two aces and CJ Landram chipped in three blocks.
Rogers High def. Bentonville West, 3-0
Rogers High took care of Bentonville West 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-13) in 7A-West volleybal on Tuesday night.
Hannah Martin and Emily Harris formed a potent 1-2 punch for the Lady Mounties (8-7, 3-3 7A-West) at the net. Martin finished with eight kills, seven digs and five blocks, while Harris chipped in with nine kills and eight blocks. Alex Parish also served up five aces. Madison Sherrill also contributed 20 assists and 12 digs.
Kerryann Ptacek, Kortney Puckett and Rachel Walls each had two kills for West (2-13, 1-5).
Springdale Har-Ber def. Van Buren 3-0
The Lady Wildcats improved to 14-2 and 6-0 in 7A-West play Tuesday night with a 25-14, 25-14, 25-20 road win over the Lady Pointers. Lauren Thompson and Klaire Trainor led the way in kills with 15 and 13, respectively. Emily Doss finished with 18 digs and Arika Johnson tallied 30 assists.
Springdale Har-Ber hosts Rogers Heritage Thursday before heading to Jenks, Okla. for the Jenks Invitational this weekend.
Sports on 09/21/2016