By Cort Reynolds

The Ada volleyball team lost a pair of straight-set matches at Hardin Northern Saturday.

The non-league losses dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 3-5.

Ada lost 25-17, 25-17 to tough Arlington. Junior Melina Woods led the Bulldogs with 10 kills, six digs, one block and one ace. Classmate Maddie Gossard passed out eight assists and served two aces.

Seniors Alyssa Vore and Haley Wyss each knocked down five kills. Junior libero Olivia Alexander came up with 10 digs, while junior Kaiti Newland added five digs.

In their next match, Ada fell to county foe HN 25-19, 27-25.

Gossard served up four aces and passed out five assists with five digs. Woods hit for a dozen kills, served two aces and hustled up eight digs. Sidney Gossard dealt a pair of aces and dished out five assists. Vore again drilled five kills while Alexander came up with 11 digs.

Ada attempts to halt a four-match losing skid when they host former NWC foe Perry Monday, September 12.