South Hadley girls volleyball coach Corey Koske called a timeout with a 26-25 lead in the third set against Athol.
The Tigers were furious at him, Koske said. They didn’t want to chat at match point Wednesday.
But they finished off the point and a 25-17, 25-13, 27-25 sweep to open the season with a home win.
Julia Pratt sent over seven ace. Aislinn Ford added five kills and three aces. Kayla Roy had four aces and four assists for South Hadley (1-0).
Frontier Regional 3, Chicopee Comp 0 — Lauren Davenport led the way with 10 kills, and the Red Hawks won their season opener 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
Olivia Deane and Reilly Isler each added six digs, while Elizabeth Fuqua passed out 15 assists.
Ashley Telega had five kills for Frontier (1-0).
Westfield 3, Amherst Regional 0 — Jen Hodgkins dug 10 attacks, but the Hurricanes fell in their opener 25-14, 25-23, 25-14.
Olivia Hogans added six kills, and Julia Feldman (five digs) had four.
Amelia Beigel added 15 assists.
Mahar 3, Belchertown 0 — Madison Mallalieu had 10 assists, but the Orioles had as many errors as kills in a 25-19, 25-19, 26-24 loss.
Marissa Courchesne led the way with five kills and four aces.