Rib City Shootout: Dexter vs. Saxony Lutheran volleyball

Friday, June 11, 2021

By KYLE SMITH — Dexter Statesman

The Dexter volleyball team withstood a late comeback by Saxony Lutheran in the second game and beat the Crusaders 25-20, 25-22 at the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. The Bearcats built a nine-point lead in the second set, but Saxony Lutheran twice closed the lead to one -- 19-18 and 22-21 -- before Carly Long secured match point with a kill.

Dexter's Avery Neely hits away from a Saxony Lutheran player during the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Carly Long (right) hits over a Saxony Lutheran block during the Rib City Shootout volleyball match Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Carly Long (right) hits down the line away from a Saxony Lutheran block during the Rib City Shootout volleyball match Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Chloe Thurmon, a 2021 Dexter High School graduate, shares the score with players, coaches and fans during the Dexter-Saxony Lutheran volleyball match at the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Chloe and her sister, Hannah, officiated Friday's early matches. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Dulcie Pullen (right) hits over a Saxony Lutheran block during the Rib City Shootout volleyball match Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Dulcie Pullen serves to Saxony Lutheran during the Rib City Shootout volleyball match Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Hannah Thurmon, a 2018 Dexter High School graduate, makes a call during the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. She and her sister, Chloe, officiated Friday's early matches. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A Saxony Lutheran player hits away from Dexter's Jayci Holcomb (right) during the Rib City Shootout volleyball match Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Carly Long (left) and Dulcie Pullen (center) greet Saxony Lutheran players at the net before the start of the Rib City Shootout volleyball match Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Molly Simmons passes in a match against Saxony Lutheran during the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A Saxony Lutheran player passes in a match against Dexter during the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Saxony Lutheran volleyball coach Emily Wahlers talks to her team during a timeout in a match against Dexter during the Rib City Shootout on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)