The Glade Day Lady Gators are undefeated at home this season. [Photo courtesy Glades Day School]

BELLE GLADE- The Glades Day Lady Gators kicked off their season with a win on Aug. 18, defeating the Clewiston Lady Tigers 3-1 in Belle Glade.

Junior Blake Browder led the Lady Gators with 13 kills against Clewiston. Sophomore Savannah Leroux had 7 kills, while freshman Whitney Kay Wedgworth had 5 kills. Leroux also had a team leading 11 aces, while sophomore Jensen Rimes had 15 assists and freshman Camdyn Carter had 11 assists.

"This was a great start to the season with a 3-1 win,” said Glades Day head coach Erin McKinstry. “I'm proud of the fight our girls showed, and we're excited to keep working and building from here."

The Lady Gators dropped two road games to Berean Christian and Jupiter Christian before coming back to Belle Glade and defeating the Palm Beach Gardens Lady Gators 3-0. Glades Day took the first set 25-23, second set 25-22 and third set 25-20.

Browder once again led in scoring for the Lady Gators, netting 8 kills, while Leroux and Caryer each scored 5 kills. Browder had 6 aces while junior Hayden Mosley led the team in digs with 16. Rimes had 12 assists for Glades Day in the win.

The Lady Gators have a road trip to Pahokee to face the Lady Blue Devils on Sept. 9. Then they’ll be back in Belle Glade to host the Moore Haven Lady Terriers in their first district match of the season on Sept. 10.