Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Tucumcari's Felicity Lopez attempts a spike against New Mexico Military Institute defenders during a district match in March. Lopez and two other Lady Rattlers were named to the all-district team.
Three Tucumcari volleyball players earned all-district honors in Class 3A's District 4.
Senior outside hitter Felicity Lopez, junior outside hitter Amber Owen and sophomore libero Alexus Lafferty received the recognition after the Lady Rattlers' 2-9 season.
Lopez was the Lady Rattlers' top attacker, with 89 kills during the season. She had an 84.2% success rate with serving attempts, with eight aces.
Owen made 54 kills during the season and logged an 86.2% accuracy rate on serves, with 14 aces.
Lafferty was the team's top server in accuracy, with an 88.9% success rate, and totaled 11 aces. She also was Tucumcari's top player in serve-receive passes and made only four digging errors during the season.