Lady Dogs fall to Libby in conference opener

The Lady Dogs couldn’t get ahead of Libby in their conference opener.

Whitefish snuck a third-set win but fell 3-1 on Saturday to the Loggers, 25-18, 25-13, 23-25, 25-15.

Marlee Bender protected the net with five blocks while Kaiah Moore notched 12 kills.

This week Whitefish got back at it against Polson at home on Tuesday after presstime.

They’ll have a week off before getting another crack at Libby the following week.

Libby 3, Whitefish 1

Aces – Whitefish 7 (Kennedy Grove 2, Lauren Schulz 2), Libby 8 (Jayden Winslow 3, Emma Gruber 2); Kills – Whitefish 27 (Kaiah Moore 12, Schulz 6), Libby 53 (Mehki Sykes 23, Jessika Jones 10, Kenzie Proffitt 9); Assists – Whitefish 26 (Grove 11 Schulz 7), Libby 51 (Alli Collins 50); Blocks – Whitefish 5 (Marlee Bender 5), Libby 2 (Sykes 2); Digs – Whitefish 46 (Jasmine Meterin 13, Moore 8), Libby 62 (Gruber 24, Collins 11, Winslow 10)