The Ballard High School volleyball team got off to a slow start against Bothell High School Oct. 4 but was able to recover in the final two games of the match. Unfortunately for the Beavers, they were still shutout 3-0.

Bothell hammered Ballard in the first game of the match 25-12. Ballard showed some resilience in the second and third games, narrowing the final scores to 25-20 and 25-21.

Sophomore McKinley Kellogg led the team in assists and digs with 16 and 11 respectively. She also finished with three aces.

Sophomore Liza Berg added a team-high eight kills to go with her three aces.

The loss was Ballard's fifth 3-0 loss this season after being shutout only three times all of last season. It's a reflection of the team's youth and its struggle to compensate for the loss of last year's star player, Lisa Day.

The Beavers (1-4 KingCo, 1-7 overall) face Inglemoor High School at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Inglemoor. Inglemoor is 5-4 overall this season and riding a three-match winning streak.