Sep 8, 2010 By Adam Brewer for The 3 min read

CARMICHAELS – On paper, Frazier has the perfect team with experience, size, speed and determination. And on Tuesday, Frazier defended its reputation strongly to the tune of a 3-0 sweep of Carmichaels in the section opener for both squads.

The Lady Commodores dominated the action from start to finish and overwhelmed the Lady Mikes as they won their sets 25-5, 25-5 and 25-11.

“It’s nice to get the section opener underneath our belt,” Frazier coach Mandy Hartman said. “I was pleased with our effort and our overall play. We took care of business and we were focused from the beginning. We worked on our serving, and I think it showed tonight. We had good placement and good movement when we were receiving the ball.”

Frazier, who is the defending co-champion of the section last year with an 11-1 record, got out early in the opening set as they scored the game’s first seven points, which caused Carmichaels coach Ashley Speeney to call a timeout.

Later in the set, the Lady Commodores got out to a 20-5 lead, and then scored the final five points to take home the first set.

In the second set, it was more of the same as Frazier got out to an early lead and held a 13-1 edge over Carmichaels.

One of the main reasons for the early leads for the Lady Commodores in the first two sets was the superb serving of senior Savannah Prue.

“Savannah has been a wonderful surprise for us,” Hartman said. “She has a fantastic serve that she has worked on during the off-season. She is also a force around the net and a great hitter. She brings a lot of leadership and guts to our team.”

Prue finished her night with a team-high 17 service points.

In the final set, the Lady Mikes displayed a resistance against the Lady Commodores, and were only down 13-6 thanks to an ace from junior Marissa Krall.

Carmichaels trimmed the deficit to 19-11 later on in the final set, but Frazier steamed forward to tally the contest’s next six points to finish off the dominating victory.

“We closed it out in three and didn’t have a letdown,” Hartman said. “We come to aspect that from our team, knowing we have a lot of experience and we have five seniors on our team. We have struggled with that in the past, but we are in a good mindset right now and they have learned how to control their nerves and avoid slumps.”

“Frazier has tons of experience,” Speeney said. “Their seniors are big for them and they know when to step up. They have had a good program for years. We need to go back to the basics and calm down during games. Our outlook is good; we just need to put the work in.”