Du Quoin Middle School Lady Warriors win volleyball tournament

The DMS eighth-grade Lady Warriors dominated action at the Mt. Vernon Volleyball Tournament over the weekend, losing just one set and finishing 3-0 in tournament play to capture first place. <br />The Lady Warriors opened with a hard fought win over Centralia. After dropping the first set, 25-10, Du Quoin rebounded with straight set wins, 25-23, 15-12, to win the first match. <br />The win would prove crucial as Centralia would finish second in the round robin styled tournament. <br />DMS cruised from that point on, dominating its final two opponents and not dropping a set. <br />The Lady Warriors followed up with a two-set sweep over Benton, 25-6, 25-16, and followed up with another strong performance over Mt. Vernon in the championship game taking both sets by a score of 25-19 and 25-16. <br />Contributions were made all-around for the Lady Warriors, with Sophie and Ayanna Dunklin leading the way. <br />Miller finished with a team-high 30 assists, while Dunklin added a team-high 16 kills. <br />Lauren Heape led the way defensively with a team-high 11 digs, while Abrey Barwick and Lexi Cobin led from the serve, each finishing with six aces. <br />With the win, the Lady Warriors improve to 13-6-3 on the season and will resume action at home Monday evening against Murphysboro with action scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.<br />Stats<br />Serve Points: Dunklin 9; Barwick 22; Heape 14; Cobin 29; Maddie Robinson 9; Lyndsay Gossman 7.<br />Aces: Dunklin 2; Barwick 6; Heape 3; Cobin 6; Robinson 3; Gossman 4.<br />Kills: Miller 2; Dunklin 16; Barwick 3; Heape 1; Delainie Dearmond 8; Cobin 1; Alyah Waters 5.<br />Assits: Miller 30; Dunklin 1; Barwick 1; Heape 3; Robinson 1. <br />Digs: Miller 2; Dunklin 8; Barwick 1; Heape 11; Dearmond 3; Cobin 4; Robinson 3; Gossman 3.