It came down to the final two points and the Atlantic volleyball team pulled off an exciting five set win over Winterset on Thursday night at Atlantic High School.

The Trojans opened up with a dominant first set win 25-13, led by some big kills from Abby Smith. The second set was controlled by the Huskies and they came out with a 25-17 margin to tie it up at 1-1. Atlantic ripped off a five point rally late in the third set to turn a 15-14 deficit into a 19-15 lead. They ultimately closed out the third 25-19 to go up 2-1. The fourth set turned into a back and forth see saw. Winterset seized control late with a five point rally to lead 24-18, then closed it off 25-19.

The decisive fifth set was full of runs. Atlantic led 5-1 before Winterset rallied to tie it at 10. It was tied again at 13 before Atlantic got a point in the corner off a great shot by Aubrey Guyer. Chloe Mullenix then went to the service line and her serve was misplayed on the back line and the ace gave Atlantic the victory.

Atlantic continues to ride a late season hot streak and improved to 17-19 on the season. They will close off the regular season next Thursday at St. Albert.

Post-match comments from Coach Michelle Blake below