ONEKAMA — The best item to pack on the road to a district title is momentum.
Onekama will take just that into the Class D tournament next week after splitting Friday’s home tri-match and closing the regular season with a win.
The Portagers bounced back from a 25-14, 25-20 loss to Grand Traverse Academy with a 25-20, 25-14 victory over Mason County Eastern.
“I felt we had a lot of momentum going for us in that game,” said Onekama coach Sherri Slater. “The girls were playing very well together as a team, and that’s exactly what I want to see going into districts.
“It was a real good win for us.”
Onekama, which opens its postseason in a district semifinal next Wednesday at Frankfort, was led by Quinn LaMont on Friday with four aces, three kills, a block, and 15 assists between the pair of two-set matches.
Sydney Arendt had four aces and three kills, McKayla Haske had a trio of aces and kills apiece, Hailey Kott had four aces and four kills, Megan Schneider two aces and five kills, and Sami Tiefenthal added two aces and four kills.
The Portagers were adjusting to a tweaked lineup and fresh scheme in their opening match against GTA, and were improving as it went on, Slater said.
“In that game, we were trying a new offense out and had a little confusion on the floor as to who was doing what,” she said. “We were getting that cleared up a little bit more the second game, as far as what the roles were, and then of course you saw that build into our second match.