A good start and a great finish with a speed bump in between.

The Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers volleyball team began the week with a win and finished Thursday with a convincing 19-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-20

win over the Portsmouth Lady Trojans.

The win over Portsmouth avenged an earlier defeat.

In the reserve match, Ironton handed Portsmouth its first loss of the season 18-25, 25-16, 15-9.

Ironton split two matches earlier this week. The Lady Tigers beat Wayne 25-15, 25-15, 25-20 on Monday, but dropped a tough five-match set on Tuesday 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 10-25, 10-15 against Jackson.

The Lady

Tigers lost in the two junior varsity matches. They fell in three sets to Wayne 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, then were swept 22-25, 23-25 by Jackson.

The Lady Tigers have three matches next week as they host Chesapeake at 5:30 p.m. Monday, play at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Boyd County, and come back home for a 5:30 p.m. match Wednesday with South Point.

Here are the statistics leaders for each game:

Varsity Results

At Wayne

Ironton won 25-15, 25-15, 25-20. POINTS: Ali Markins 14, Mandi Boykin 12, Sara Hacker 10, Andrea Rudmann 6, Sarah Cartmell 6, Tracy Mays 5. ACES: Boykin 7, Rudmann 6, Markins 5, Hacker 3, Cartmell 3. ASSISTS: Boykin 11, Rudmann 7. Blocks: Cartmell 4, Rudmann 3, Boykin 2. DIGS: Mays 3, Cartmell 2, Rudmann 2, Markins 2, Hacker 2.

vs. Jackson

Ironton lost 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 10-25, 10-15. POINTS: Mandi Boykin 13, Andrea Rudmann 11, Sara Hacker 10, Sarah Cartmell 8, Ali Markins 5. ACES: Hacker 8, Boykin 7, Cartmell 5, Rudmann 5. KILLS: Rudmann 15, Cartmell 7. ASSISTS: Boykin 16, Rudmann 7, Cartmell 6. DIGS: Rudmann 6, Cartmell 4. BLOCKS: Boykin 7, Hacker 4, Rudmann 4, Cartmell 3.

at Portsmouth

Ironton won 19-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-20. POINTS: Ali Markins 19, Sarah Cartmell 11, Sara Hacker 11, Andrea Rudmann 8, Mandi Boykin 8. ACES: Rudmann 7, Markins 7, Boykin 6, Hacker 5, Cartmell 4. KILLS: Cartmell 14, Rudmann 7, Boykin 4. ASSISTS: Boykin 9, Rudmann 6. BLOCKS: Cartmell 9, Boykin 4, Rudmann 2. DIGS: Rudmann 4, Boykin 4, Cartmell 3.

Junior Varsity Results

at Wayne

Ironton lost 25-17, 22-25, 23-25. POINTS: Jessica Weaver 14, Nikki Harbolt 7, Rachel Walker 6, Kayla Wileman 5, Allison Hicks 4, Taylor Fillgrove 3. ACES: Weaver 8, Walker 5, Harbolt 3, Wileman 2. KILLS: Walker 8, Wileman 4.

vs. Jackson

Ironton lost 22-25, 23-25. POINTS: Allison Hicks 8, Kayla Wileman 6, Rachel Walker 4, Jessica Weaver 4, Nikki Harbolt 2. ACES: Wileman 3.

at Portsmouth

Ironton won 18-25, 25-16, 15-9. POINTS: Rachel Walker 8, Allison Hicks 7, Nikki Harbolt 7, Kelly Cochran 5, Jessica Weaver 4. ACES: Walker 8, Cochran 3. KILLS: Walker 4, Kayla Wileman 3.