September 5, 2016 - The Panola College Fillies opened the weekend at the San Jacinto Military Appreciation Tournament with a dominating sweep of Lee College (25-13, 25-20, 25-21). Sophomore outside hitter Victoria Baptista led the offense with 11 kills on a blistering .688 hitting percentage. Freshman right side Jaqueline da Silva, sophomore outside Ana Oliveira, and sophomore middle blocker Rachel Henderson combined for 27 kills (9) apiece. Freshman setter Kinly Carter dished out 22 assists and freshman setter Cayman Sutton added 16 of her own. Sophomore libero Morgan Currie led the defense with 15 digs and freshman defensive specialist Camie Copeland added 9.
In their second match the Fillies took on #3 Hillsborough Community College from Tampa, FL and fell in straight sets (20-25, 22-25, 22-25). Ana Oliveira and Jaqueline da Silva paced the offense with 10 kills each. The setting duo of Cayman Sutton and Kinly Carter combined for 36 assists, 17 and 16 respectively. Morgan Currie finished with 11 digs and Victoria Baptista added 8.
Day two began with a sweep of Victoria College (25-18, 25-22, 25-21). Ana Oliveira led the offense with 12 kills with an impressive .579 hitting percentage. Victoria Baptista picked up 9, and freshman middle blocker Barbara Sabino added 6 kills on 8 swings. Kinly Carter picked up 19 assists and Cayman Sutton added 15. Blocking proved to be the key difference maker for Panola with the team picking up 14 total blocks that included 7 solos. Victoria Baptista proved to be a dominating presence at the net, picking up 2 solo blocks and assisting on 3 more. Freshman libero Camie Copeland led the floor defense with 11 digs and Baptista added 6.
In the final match of the weekend, Panola lost a heartbreaker to #17 Wharton County Junior College in 5 sets (25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 17-25, 9-15). Once again Ana Oliveira paced the offense with a season high of 20 kills and 16 digs. Jaqueline da Silva picked up 11 kills and 11 digs and Victoria Baptista added 9 kills and 20 digs. Cayman Sutton and Kinly Carter combined for 59 assists (28) and (29) apiece, and libero Morgan Currie picked up her season high in digs with 29.
The Fillies return to action Wednesday when they host Navarro College for the opening of Region XIV North play. First serve will be at 7pm in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium.
