The Lady Tigers volleyball team dropped their season opener at Bentonville, Ark., in straight sets, 14-25, 23-25, 14-25.
Alex Botkin led the Lady Tigers with ten kills. Sarah Kreul had nine assists, and Mallory Long led the team with seven digs.
Bentonville improves to 4-0, while Republic drops to 0-1.
The JV team also lost, 25-15, 22-25, 14-16.
The freshman team split its two games, 22-25, 25-19.
Republic opens its home schedule with a match against Carl Junction Thursday.
