VOLLEYBALL

Rudder opens with victory: Taylor Schwartz and Tylar Williams each had 12 kills while Brooke Engel had 29 digs to help Rudder beat Rogers 25-16, 25-20, 16-25, 25-17 in a nondistrict match to open the volleyball season for both schools Tuesday.

Schwartz also had 17 digs and two aces, while Rachel Mitchell had 32 assists and 10 digs for Rudder. Abby Phillips had nine kills and nine blocks. Ashley Atkins had 13 digs and two aces, and Engel added two aces.

Rudder's JV beat Rogers 25-15, 25-13 and beat Franklin 27-25, 25-16. Karisa Bernal, Brooke Sullivan, Shelby Anderson and Chandler Johnson were Rudder's top performers.

Rudder's freshmen lost to Franklin 25-16, 25-17. Lynsey Engel and Kyandra Greene were Rudder's top performers.

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Bryan splits matches on road: CONROE -- The Bryan volleyball team opened the season by splitting a pair of matches Tuesday night, losing to Class 4A Waller before bouncing back to beat 5A Conroe on its home court.

The Lady Vikings dropped their season opener 25-21, 25-16, 25-20 to Waller but rallied in the second match to beat the Tigerettes 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-19.

Jessica Pfeffer and Abby Cullen had strong all-around games against Conroe. Pfeffer had 10 kills, four digs and two aces, while Cullen added nine kills, 19 assists, nine digs and two aces. Brittney Little had 17 digs and four aces.

Against Waller, Alyssa Micheletti led the Lady Vikings with five kills and three aces. Cullen chipped in with seven assists and three kills, while Pfeffer had 10 digs and Little added eight.

Bryan will play in the Westwood Warrior Tournament in Round Rock this weekend.

The Lady Vikings dropped their subvarsity matches. The JV fell to Waller 25-13, 25-22 and lost to Conroe 25-13, 25-10. Bryan's freshman scores were 25-11, 25-17 against Waller and 25-20, 25-19 versus Conroe.

-- Special to The Eagle