Signal Mountain volleyball coach Jennifer Redman would like to see more consistency from her team as it progresses through this high school season. And if the Lady Eagles find that consistency, judging by the potential they showed Thursday at Notre Dame, the rest of Class AA should look out.
Even with what the coach called some “dips” in play, Signal Mountain didn’t have a great deal of trouble disposing of a young Notre Dame team 3-0. Set scores were 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.
Although the Lady Irish were 2-4 coming into the match, at 1-0 they were the only other team unbeaten in District 7 besides Signal Mountain (10-3, 4-0). The regular-season champion, or top-seeded team, gets to host the district tournament.
“It was huge,” Redman said of winning the match, “especially with all the fans they had here.”
The Lady Irish gave those fans something to cheer about in the first and second sets. The student section was particularly vocal when Redman called time out in the first set with her team down 16-12. The Lady Eagles ended the set on a 13-3 run.