{"id":31298,"date":"2023-10-06T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/teya-yeomans-gets-her-1000th-career-kill-as-mancos-beats-ignacio\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:38:24","slug":"teya-yeomans-gets-her-1000th-career-kill-as-mancos-beats-ignacio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/teya-yeomans-gets-her-1000th-career-kill-as-mancos-beats-ignacio\/","title":{"rendered":"Teya Yeomans gets her 1,000th career kill as Mancos beats Ignacio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mancos
Mancos senior Teya Yeomans (5) presents a poster made to commemorate her 1,000th career kill, reached against Ignacio on Thursday, Oct. 5, at Mancos High School.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n<\/p>\n

If Teya Yeomans of Mancos could choose an opponent Thursday to receive her 1,000th career kill, she might have chosen Solymar Cosio.<\/p>\n

Senior versus senior. Power versus power. Mancos versus Ignacio.<\/p>\n

Going into Thursday night\u2019s match needing only three kills for the milestone, Yeomans got a one-on-one with Ignacio\u2019s big right as she and the Jays trailed the Volleycats 1-0 in the teams\u2019 third best-of-five match of 2023.<\/p>\n

\"Mancos
Mancos sophomore Aysia Mathews (8) blocks against Ignacio senior Darlyn Mendoza-Lechuga during SJBL action Thursday night, Oct. 5, at Mancos High School.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n

\"Mancos
Mancos senior Teya Yeomans (5) goes on the offensive with a shot over Ignacio seniors Solymar Cosio (20) and Kacey Brown (4) Thursday, Oct. 5, at Mancos High School.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n

\"Mancos
Mancos sophomore Claire Goodwin (11) and senior Haylie Higgins (12) block against Ignacio senior Darlyn Mendoza-Lechuga Thursday, Oct. 5, at Mancos High School.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n

\"Mancos
Mancos senior Teya Yeomans (5) receives a commemorative ball from Athletic Director Travis Greenlee Thursday. Yeomans reached the 1,000-kill milestone for her high school career during the Jays\u2019 3-1 win over the Volleycats.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n

\"Ignacio
Ignacio senior Solymar Cosio tries snuffing out the set of Mancos sophomore Aysia Mathews Thursday, Oct. 5, at Mancos High School. Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Needing just one point to take Game 2, Yeomans uncoiled Mancos High School\u2019s fiercest right arm since the days of Aimee Johnson, and forced the history-making kill off Cosio\u2019s block and out of bounds.<\/p>\n

Ignacio senior Maci Barnes began Game 3 scoring with a tip, only to see Yeomans answer with another kill. Barnes then tried a harder attack, but netted. Cosio, however, tied the score at 2-2 by blocking Mancos sophomore Claire Goodwin, but Mancos scored 10 of the next 11 points.<\/p>\n

The lead grew to 18-5 via a kill by freshman Aubree Wyatt, and Ignacio coach Jennifer Seibel used a timeout to give her players a chance to refocus. Mancos sophomore Aysia Mathews resumed play acing IHS freshman Lainee Bradley, and freshman Bailey Beh followed with a kill for a 20-5 advantage. Yeomans would bring Mancos to game point, 24-11, by ripping another kill off a block, but the \u2019Cats stayed alive with senior Darlyn Mendoza-Lechuga zipping a ball through Goodwin\u2019s hands. A Mathews tip shot then failed, but the Lady Jays would win 25-13 via senior Haylie Higgins\u2019 kill off Ignacio junior Ollyvia Howe\u2019s block.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was just that one point led to another and another, and we had the momentum on our side,\u201d Yeomans said. \u201cThen we just continued to carry that over, kept the energy high the whole time \u2013 even if we lost a point.\u201d<\/p>\n

.\u201d<\/p>\n

Able to gain a 5-4 lead in Game 1 via a Cosio kill, Ignacio then led the rest of the way \u2013 their 25-21 win highlighted by freshman Kelly Sirios\u2019 back-to-back-to-back service aces, increasing Ignacio\u2019s lead to 17-10.<\/p>\n

Ignacio opened Game 4 with Cosio putting away a MHS over-pass. Goodwin answered, but Ignacio senior Kacey Brown regained the lead with a kill. Ignacio\u2019s lead grew to 4-2 before Mancos (13-1 overall; 7-0 2A\/1A San Juan Basin, 5-0 2A SJBL) went on a 6-0 run including a Yeomans ace and a Mathews stuff-down of a poor serve reception. And though the Volleycats (11-5; 4-2, 4-2) were able to constantly remain within two or three points, they never got closer than 18-16 the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cProps to Ignacio; they played great,\u201d Yeomans said. \u201cThey were getting everything up, didn\u2019t let anything hit ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cosio scored with a tip to give IHS one last bit of hope at 23-18, but Yeomans countered with a tip over a double-block to bring up match point, then tooled a kill of Cosio\u2019s block to complete a 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-18 victory in the Jays\u2019 designated National Breast Cancer Awareness Month match.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to correct our passing, because our passing wasn\u2019t amazing in Telluride,\u201d Higgins said, alluding to MHS\u2019 slim five-game road win on Saturday, Sept. 30. \u201cBut we pulled through and passed like we were supposed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jays will next see action on Saturday, Oct. 7, when they travel to Ridgway (2-10; 1-4, 1-3) for a varsity doubleheader. That afternoon, Ignacio will play at Nucla (5-9; 2-4, 0-2 1A SJBL).<\/p>\n

The ceremony for a 1K Jay<\/div>\n

After the teams\u2019 post-match handshake, Mancos A.D. Travis Greenlee took a microphone and delivered a brief speech saluting Yeomans\u2019 achievement. He then presented her a commemorative golden ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever a game\u2019s on the line I tell my teammates \u2018Trust me!\u2019\u201d she said, of her 1,000th kill. \u201cSo I think that just showed the trust on our team; they were like \u2018We\u2019re going to give it to you!\u2019 We did our jobs and put it in their court.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m, like, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel; everything\u2019s just paying off,\u201d Yeomans continued, speaking in the context of her senior season beginning to wind down. \u201cAnd the community \u2026 to have everybody I love supporting me, and recognizing the hours that no one really sees, that\u2019s pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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