Bellevue High School gave the Ballard High School volleyball team a scare in the third game of the first match of the 2009 season, but the Beavers were able to hold on for the shutout win Sept. 8.

Ballard won the match 3-0 after handily dispatching Bellevue by scores of 25-8 and 25-10 in the first two games and eking out a 26-24 victory in the third game.

Lisa Day tallied 12 kills and six aces for the Beavers while Mady Voelker added seven kills and Monique Marquez racked up 16 assists in the non-conference match.

Before the match, coach Tami Reese said her goal for the team this season was to compete in every match. With their opening win, the Beavers are off to a good start on that goal.

Ballard faces Nathan Hale in a non-conference match at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Ballard High School before opening conference play against Eastlake on Sept. 21.