Melrose - Lexington Stats

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Stats are up at Maxpreps.com

'There are three kinds of lies - lies, damned lies, and statistics." - Abraham Lincoln 

Highlights:

Attacking (kills)

• Sabrina 8
• Elise 7
• Amelie 6

Serving (service points)

• Anna 13
• Dani 8
• Alisa 7

High aces reduce kills; team stats 91.8% serve percent

Digs

• Anna 14
• Dani 12
• Gen 8

Assists

• Sadie 21
• Anna 3

Receptions

• Anna 21
• Dani 7
• Gen 7

What doesn't show up in statistics? "Got to have it" plays decide games. Melrose closed out the first set from a 23-23 tie and the second from a 22-22 tie. Early in the third set, Alisa had a service run that made a difference. 

Lagniappe. An abbreviated history of nicknames. The best nicknames stick because they 'resonate'. You have to be careful because some nicknames stick when they shouldn't. And I cannot publicly tell the greatest nickname story ever, told to me by a patient who earned the nickname as a four year-old...