The Ballard High School volleyball team is sitting at 2-0 heading into conference play after dispatching Nathan Hale 3-1 on Sept. 17.

The Beavers won the first game 25-19, but Nathan Hale evened things up with a 25-18 victory in the second game.

Ballard was able to finish things off down the stretch, though it had another close call in its final game, winning the third game 25-16 and the fourth 26-24.

Ballard's Lisa Day had 19 kills and nine aces, and Audrey Pefferman added seven kills.

Monique Marques finished with 27 assists and three aces for the Beavers.

The volleyball team starts conference play against Eastlake at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Ballard High School.