The Freshman volleyball team traveled to Hastings to compete in an I-8 conference match against the Saxtons. The Lady Panthers came out slow, lacked communication and struggled with keeping the ball in play. Losing the first set 14-25. The second set started off with multiple serve receive errors from the Panthers and they couldn’t get their momentum going. Allowing for balls to fall on defense and not making adjustments quick enough to get a rally going. Western tried building momentum late in the game but the Saxtons would string together a few kills to keep the lead. The Panthers would lose the second set 16-25. Highlights: Mallie Backinger- 2 kills, 1 ace Morgan Smith- 1 kill, 1 ace Breslyn Walnewski- 2 kills, 1 ace Phoebe Miller- 1 kill, 1 block Sophia Metcalf- 1 kill, 1 ace Harper Backinger- 5 assists The Lady Panthers play on Saturday at Divine Child.