The Lawson Lady Cardinals started volleyball season with back-to-back wins last week over Trenton and Cameron, taking momentum into Saturday’s KCI Conference Tournament at West Platte. Riding that wave, Lawson went 2-0-1 in Pool B of the eight-team event, advancing into bracket play as the top seed. Two victories later, LHS stood on top of the conference as champions.
Lawson opened play with a victory over East Buchanan 25-23, 25-23, before splitting with North Platte 21-25, 25-19. Against Penney High of Hamilton, Lawson cruised to a 25-9, 25-15 triumph.
Moving onto the semifinals, Lawson was strong in a 25-12, 25-22 win against Mid-Buchanan, then, against the host West Platte Blue Jays, the Lady Cards emerged with a 25-23, 25-21 victory. Mid-Buchanan went on to win the third place match against East Buchanan 18-25, 26-24, 25-23. West Platte had downed East Buchanan in the semifinals, 25-19, 25-18.
Pool Play results from the KCI Tournament were:
Pool A:
West Platte d. Mid-Buchanan 27-25, 25-23
West Platte d. Plattsburg 25-16, 25-10
West Platte d. Lathrop 25-10, 27-25
Mid-Buchanan d. Plattsburg 25-23, 25-16
Mid-Buchanan d. Lathrop 25-22, 25-18
Plattsburg tied Lathrop 18-25, 25-18
Pool B:
Lawson d. East Buchanan 25-23, 25-23
Lawson tied North Platte 21-25, 25-19
Lawson d. Penney 25-9, 25-15
East Buchanan d. North Platte 25-19, 25-20
East Buchanan d. Penney 26-24, 25-12
North Platte d. Penney 25-21, 25-13
