The Coupeville High School volleyball team knocked off Chimacum last week, but the Cowboys evened the score with a 3-1 win over the visiting Wolves Thursday, Oct. 23.

Coupeville appeared to be on the way to a series sweep when it won the first game 25-16; however, Chimacum rallied to take the next three (25-15, 25-18, 26-24) and the match.

The win gave Chimacum (2-2) a half-game lead over Coupeville (1-2) for second place in the Olympic League standings.

“We had a hard time executing, and we made too many errors; many occurring at critical moments,” Coupeville coach Breanne Smedley said. “Our errors started to create momentum against us in the second, third and fourth games.”

Smedley liked the play of her defense which “did a good job of staying disciplined and made some great plays.”

The defense was led by Valen Trujillo with 30 digs; Kacie Kiel had 19 and Madeline Strasburg 16. Hailey Hammer added two blocks.

Offensively, Lauren Rose dished out 30 assists that led to 12 kills for Strasburg, 11 for Hammer and five for Kiel.

Kiel also served three aces.

The Wolves host first-place Klahowya (4-0, 12-0) at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, then finish the regular season with two 5 p.m. matches with Port Townsend (0-3, 6-5), which will likely decide Coupeville’s playoff fate.

The Wolves travel to Port Townsend Tuesday, Oct. 28, and then host the Redhawks Thursday, Oct. 30.

The top three teams qualify for the postseason.