Today’s Tribe Sports Report written by Dalton Bishop. You may contact Dalton at his email dalton_bishop@olemiss.k12.in.us

Girls Soccer

It has already been a very fun and rewarding season for coach Andrea Wilson and the Lady Indian soccer team, last night the fun continued. The Lady Indians welcomed the Wapahani Lady Raiders to Fisher Field for what turned into a very competitive match. Ole Miss got knocked on their heels early in the match trailing at the halftime break 3-1. In the second half, Junior Lia Luchetti led the charge propelling the Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Lady Raiders. Savannah Herrera had two saves in goal that proved to crucial down the stretch. The scorers last night for Ole Miss were Michaela Cook with one, Audrey Spencer with one, and Lia Luchetti scored three goals last night, the third goal allowed her to surpass Kayla Webb for the all time single season scoring record. Webb previously held the record at 26, Luchetti now holds the record at 27. Luchetti ranks 4th in the state and 6th in the country among high school girls soccer players in scoring, she also is nominated for an opportunity to be the MaxPreps player of the week. A link will be posted below on how to vote for her. You may vote as many times as you’d like.

LINK TO VOTE

https://www.maxpreps.com/m/news/6V70FONSIE6Z3zXUPixvfA/maxpreps-indiana-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-award–vote-now.htm

Volleyball

What was a rocking house inside Fredenberger Court saw what turned into one heck of a volleyball match. The Lady Indians battled hard back and forth with Alexandria taking the match to five sets where eventually the Tigers would pull away in the end for a victory. Ole Miss was able to come from behind in the first set after trailing 16-13, A perfect set from Senior Jazzy Nicholson allowed Senior Mia Catey to score a kill ultimately allowing Ole Miss to take the set 26-24. Alexandria would win the second set 25-22. After leading 9-3 in the third set Alexandria would rally to win it 25-19. The fourth set saw much of the same battling back and forth before eventually a block by Senior Megan Stanley and Junior Daniella Joesph would allow Ole Miss to win the set 25-19 and pull it to a tie at 2-2 forcing the Ole Miss student section to roar back to life. In the final set Ole Miss fell 15-8. The Lady Indians are now 11-4 on the year and will play at Marion on Thursday at 6pm. Theme for tomorrow’s match will be “USA” theme.

Girls Golf

The final match of the regular season saw struggles for the Ole Miss Lady Indian golf team. A night for learning about themselves and a night that showed a team that doesn’t give up. Ashtynn Brubaker was a medalist by 7 strokes shooting a 51. Lily Walton shot a 67 and Layla Kikendall shot a 70. The Lady Indians open up tournament play on Saturday with the IHSAA Sectional.

Boys Tennis

#24 Mississinewa Boys Tennis is on the road tonight for another CIC Matchup against the Elwood Panthers. The match is scheduled for a 5pm start. Next Wednesday September 22nd the Indians will be at home against Frankton for Senior night the theme for that match will be a “REDOUT”

Boys Soccer

Boys Soccer was in action last night against Wapahani, No results were reported.