Senior Lady Gladiators’ Monserrat Figueroa, Paige Westbrook and Taylor Turner display their poster photo collages, cards and roses each received while being honored following their final home game inside Italy Coliseum. (Barry Byers)
Lady Gladiator Monserrat Figueroa(15) sneaks one thru against Frost during her final home game as a senior. (Barry Byers)
Lady Gladiator Paige Westbrook(11) goes airborne for the return against Frost during her final home game as a senior. (Barry Byers)
Lady Gladiator Taylor Turner(14) tracks the path of a Frost serve during her final home game as a senior. (Barry Byers)
First-year head coach Morgan Mathews instructs her Lady Gladiator volleyball players from the sideline. (Barry Byers)
Lady Gladiator junior Jaclynn Lewis(13) rises for the return during Italy’s final home game of the season against Frost. (Barry Byers)
JV Lady Gladiators Ashlyn Jacinto(6) and Jozie Perkins(8) relax before their game. (Barry Byers)
Kortnei Johnson(12) serves to the Lady Polar Bears. (Barry Byers)
Italy’s Jaclynn Lewis(13) makes a play at the net against Frost. (Barry Byers)
Italy’s Bailey Eubank(1) tries to win a joust at the net. (Barry Byers)
Madison Washington(10) refuses to let a shot from Frost get past her. (Barry Byers)
Monserrat Figueroa(15) and teammate Bailey Eubank(1) avoid a collision after both react to the ball. (Barry Byers)
Paige Westbrook(11) tries to hand Frost a loss. (Barry Byers)
Senior Monserrat Figueroa(15) checks the score as her team huddles up. (Barry Byers)
Tara Wallis(5) digs the ball up for teammates to return. (Barry Byers)
Madison Washington(10) looks on as Jaclynn Lewis(15) scores over a Frost blocker. (Barry Byers)
Madison Washington(10) bashes the ball back to the Frost defense. (Barry Byers)
JV Lady Gladiators Jozie Perkins(8), Brooke DeBorde(10), Hannah Washington(7), Britney Chambers(1), Ashlyn Jacinto(6) and April Lusk(2) enjoy camaraderie before their game against Frost. (Barry Byers)
Senior honoree, Monserrat Figueroa(15) is consoled by her mother, Blanca Figueroa, during the Senior Day presentation following the game against Frost. (Barry Byers)
Monserrat Figuera(15) is presented with gifts after playing her final home game as a senior on the Lady Gladiator Volleyball team. Figueroa’s mother, Blanca Figueroa, looks on as teammates Bailey Eubank(1) and Madison Washington(10) make the presentation while fighting back the tears. (Barry Byers)
Senior Lady Gladiator, Paige Westbrook(11), is escorted by her sister and Italy alumni, Courtney Westbrook, during the Senior Day presentation following the game against Frost. (Barry Byers)
Teammate, Jaclynn Lewis(13), gives senior, Paige Westbrook(11) a hug after presenting the senior with a poster collage of memories. (Barry Byers)
Senior Lady Gladiator, Taylor Turner(14), is escorted by her teammate and younger sister, Halee Turner(3), and her father, Paul Cockerham. (Barry Byers)
One last group photo with the the 2013-2014 seniors as Monserrat Figueroa(15), Paige Westbrook(11), head coach Morgan Mathews and Taylor Turner(14) pose with their teammates along the back row which includes, Tara Wallis(5), Bailey Eubank(1), Kortnei Johnson(12), Jaclynn Lewis(13), Halee Turner(3), Madison Washington(10), Cassidy Childers(2) and Lillie Perry(9). (Barry Byers)