In an excellent show of resilience, the Ballard High School volleyball team kept springing back against Skyline High School Sept. 27 on the way to its first victory of 2010.

The Beavers took the opening game of the match 25-15, but Skyline was able to push back and win the second game 25-20.

Ballard refused to crumble under the pressure, winning the third game 25-16, even after Skyline came back again to win the fourth game 25-16.

The Beavers earned the victory by taking the deciding fifth game 15-9.

Coach Tami Reese said the win - which the team wanted and needed real bad - came through controlling the ball, keeping the serve and playing hard.

"The girls competed last night," Reese said. "They didn't let up."

Junior Monique Marques had a game-high 39 assists and led the team with four aces. Sophomore Liza Berg added team-highs in kills and digs with 12 and 10 respectively. Junior Deanna Myers finished with 12 kills as well.

Skyline is a very good team, and the Sept. 27 win gives the Ballard players confidence that they can have success if they play together as a team, Reese said.

"It's going to take all of use to win this year," she said. "We don't have one humungous star. It's going to take all 13 players and the manager."

The win put Ballard at 1-2 in KingCo and 1-5 overall. Skyline dropped to 4-2 overall.

The Beavers will try to extend their win streak at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at Woodinville High School. Woodinville is 4-2 this season and defeated Ballard 3-1 last year.