Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 1 Fall 2012 | Page 16

Volleyball 6-17
WSD vs. Waukesha Christian 25-14, 24-26, 25-15, 25-23
WSD opened the season by beating Waukesha Christian 3-1.
The team worked together with all players participating in
the match. The Firechicks served an excellent match at 84%
as a team. Senior #21 Lexi Christ had 13 assists setting.
The team had four great hitting kills with 4 coming from
sophomore, Elizabeth Besaw. Lexi, Ka Youa, and Marika
had one block each.
WSD vs. Minnesota Deaf 13-25, 10-25, 25-17, 22-25
The Firebirds went to the Trojan’s home court in Fairbault,
Minnesota losing the first two games but fought back to win
the third to force a fourth game. The last set was a battle of
wills. The Trojans prevailed. WSD served 87%. Lexi Christ
and Anna Dorst led the Firebirds with 3 kills each. Elizabeth
Besaw contributed 2 kills while #16 Lyssa Matsche, #9
Marika Beyer, and #5 Kori Koss each had one hitting kill.
WSD vs. Rock County Christian 25-22, 6-25, 2426, 10-25
Left: Lexi Christ taps
one over.

Right: Anna Dorst
smacks that ball.

Rock County came to our home court and
conquered WSD 3-1. Each set was heated between
both sides. Elizabeth Besaw and Marika Beyer
competed against each other with 10 hitting kills
each. Seniors, Lexi Christ and Marika Beyer,
blocked well in this game with 6 and 8 respectively.
Ka Youa Xiong led the Lady Firebirds with 5 dig
assists while Marika and Anna Dorst had 4 and 3
respectively.

WSD vs. Maranatha Baptist JV 25-12, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19
The Mighty Lady Firebirds finally won a victory over Maranatha Baptist JV. WSD has had a long history of
losing to Maranatha. Coach Heather Martens let the substitutes start the match and they were able to win the
first set. In the second set, the she switched out all the players but WSD lost. As for the third and final set, the
veterans were able to put Maranatha away. The team had a magnificent service error percentage of 3% for this
match as evident with Lexi Christ leading the team with 13 aces. Ka Youa and Lyssa Matsche led the team with
6 kills apiece.
WSD vs. Waukesha Christian 22-25, 25-6, 23-25,
25-14, 15-11
Based on the previous game against Waukesha
Christian, Coach Martens decided to send in the
substitutes for the first set. The Lady Firebirds started
off rocky but were able to rediscover the momentum
and won the match in the 5th set on their home court.
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WSD vs. Boys Town 25-9, 25-17
WSD participated in a triangular game with Iowa
Deaf and BoysTown in Iowa. The Lady Firebirds
played Boys Town first, beating them easily with
only substitutes playing. Freshman, Halina Kangas,
scored 4 aces in this match while senior, Marika
Beyer, scored 7 aces.