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The Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's home conference match against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
FMGC	25	25	2
Metro-East Lutheran	21	21	0

Final score provided by R. Halbrook.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Father McGivney Catholic (24-25)

Father McGivney Catholic

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	13	6.5	28.9	45	8	.111
2	M. Halbrook (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Aidan Deist (Sr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	2	.000
5	Patrick Gierer (So)	2	4	2.0	57.1	7	0	.571
7	Dax Lieberman (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
8	Kai Gaither (Sr)	2	2	1.0	18.2	11	3	-.091
9	T. Luehmann (Sr)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	2	-.111
10	M. McGranahan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
12	Nick Owen (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Sam Joellenbeck (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
15	Giovanni Luna (Sr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	.333
17	Jack Bukovac (So)	2	3	1.5	75.0	4	0	.750
L1, 3	Anthony Harkins (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Father McGivney Catholic

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	4.2	48	8	83.3	27
2	M. Halbrook (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	1
4	Aidan Deist (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7	1
5	Patrick Gierer (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
7	Dax Lieberman (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
8	Kai Gaither (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	16	2	87.5	12
9	T. Luehmann (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	2	.0	0
10	M. McGranahan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
12	Nick Owen (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Sam Joellenbeck (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	2
15	Giovanni Luna (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
17	Jack Bukovac (So)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	2	66.7	3
L1, 3	Anthony Harkins (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	11	0	100.0	8

Father McGivney Catholic

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	1	3	3	1.3	2
2	M. Halbrook (Jr)	1	0	1	1	1.0	0
4	Aidan Deist (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	1
5	Patrick Gierer (So)	2	0	1	1	0.5	1
7	Dax Lieberman (So)	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Kai Gaither (Sr)	2	0	1	1	0.5	0
9	T. Luehmann (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
10	M. McGranahan (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Nick Owen (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Sam Joellenbeck (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Giovanni Luna (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Jack Bukovac (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
L1, 3	Anthony Harkins (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0

Father McGivney Catholic

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	57	10	28.5
2	M. Halbrook (Jr)	1	1	1	1.0
4	Aidan Deist (Sr)	2	6	0	3.0
5	Patrick Gierer (So)	2	6	0	3.0
7	Dax Lieberman (So)	1	0	0	0.0
8	Kai Gaither (Sr)	2	12	4	6.0
9	T. Luehmann (Sr)	2	5	3	2.5
10	M. McGranahan (Sr)	1	4	1	4.0
12	Nick Owen (Jr)	1	0	1	0.0
13	Sam Joellenbeck (Sr)	1	3	0	3.0
15	Giovanni Luna (Sr)	1	2	0	2.0
17	Jack Bukovac (So)	2	4	0	2.0
L1, 3	Anthony Harkins (Jr)	2	14	0	7.0

Father McGivney Catholic

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	13	6.5	71	1
2	M. Halbrook (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
4	Aidan Deist (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
5	Patrick Gierer (So)	2	0	0.0	8	0
7	Dax Lieberman (So)	1	4	4.0	7	0
8	Kai Gaither (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
9	T. Luehmann (Sr)	2	2	1.0	9	0
10	M. McGranahan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	12	0
12	Nick Owen (Jr)	1	0	0.0	1	1
13	Sam Joellenbeck (Sr)	1	1	1.0	1	0
15	Giovanni Luna (Sr)	1	1	1.0	1	0
17	Jack Bukovac (So)	2	5	2.5	27	0
L1, 3	Anthony Harkins (Jr)	2	0	0.0	4	0

Father McGivney Catholic

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	35	14	17.5
2	M. Halbrook (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
4	Aidan Deist (Sr)	2	2	0	1.0
5	Patrick Gierer (So)	2	4	0	2.0
7	Dax Lieberman (So)	1	0	0	0.0
8	Kai Gaither (Sr)	2	6	3	3.0
9	T. Luehmann (Sr)	2	7	5	3.5
10	M. McGranahan (Sr)	1	2	2	2.0
12	Nick Owen (Jr)	1	1	1	1.0
13	Sam Joellenbeck (Sr)	1	1	0	1.0
15	Giovanni Luna (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
17	Jack Bukovac (So)	2	0	0	0.0
L1, 3	Anthony Harkins (Jr)	2	11	3	5.5

Metro-East Lutheran (24-25)

Metro-East Lutheran has not entered stats for this match.

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Metro-East Lutheran Father McGivney Catholic

April 24, 2025: Edwardsville, IL 62025

The Metro-East Lutheran Knights volleyball squad (Edwardsville, IL), was defeated 2-0 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL)

With the win, Father McGivney Catholic improves its record to 8-12 on the season. The Griffins travel to Whitfield (St. Louis, MO) to encounter the Warriors in a non-league battle on Monday, April 28. The Warriors go into the battle with a record of 4-7. Whitfield lost 3-0 in their recent non-league battle against Rockwood Summit (Fenton, MO)

The Knights now own a 1-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Alton for a non-league battle on Monday, April 28. Metro-East Lutheran will encounter a Redbirds squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Granite City (Granite City, IL). The Redbirds record now stands at 4-12.

Players of the Match

Father McGivney Catholic (24-25)

Congratulations to #8 Kai Gaither for being selected the Father McGivney Catholic Boys Volleyball Player of the Match.

Metro-East Lutheran (24-25)

Metro-East Lutheran has not selected any Players of the Match.

FMGC @ MELHS Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Apr. 24, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's home conference match against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Father McGivney Catholic (24-25)

National	IL
1,779	153

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
12-17	2-4	4-4	2-8	6-5	.414	.333	29	40

Metro-East Lutheran (24-25)

National	IL
2,989	243

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
2-19	0-6	1-8	1-8	0-3	.095	.000	6	41

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Father McGivney Catholic	20.3	20.1	18.8	1.0
Metro-East Lutheran	14.7	15.2	20.6	.3

Head-to-Head

Father McGivney Catholic won on 4/1/2025

4/1 @ 5:30p S1 S2 Wins

MELHS 18 13 0
FMGC 25 25 2

The Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Father McGivney Catholic won on 4/24/2025

4/24 @ 5:30p S1 S2 Wins

FMGC 25 25 2
MELHS 21 21 0

The Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

4/1 @ 5:30p	S1	S2	Wins
MELHS	18	13	0
FMGC	25	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

Father McGivney Catholic		Metro-East Lutheran
339	Kills	-
190	Total Blocks	-
97	Serving Aces	-
1039	Digs	-
330	Assists	-
1071	Receptions	-

Team Leaders

Father McGivney Catholic		Metro-East Lutheran	National Avg.
#17 Jack Bukovac78	Kills	-	46
#17 Jack Bukovac49	Total Blocks	-	12
#17 Jack Bukovac32	Serving Aces	-	10
#17 Jack Bukovac208	Digs	-	58
#7 Dax Lieberman176	Assists	-	44
L1, 3 Anthony Harkins254	Receptions	-	74

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Father McGivney Catholic	8-12		Metro-East Lutheran	2-16

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/27/25	Maryville Christian	Father McGivney Catholic	(L) 2-1	4/10/25	Maryville Christian	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-0
4/12/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Maryville Christian	(W) 2-1	4/29/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Maryville Christian	(L) 2-0
5/1/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Maryville Christian	(L) 2-0	5/26/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Maryville Christian	(L) 2-0
3/29/25	Collinsville	Father McGivney Catholic	(W) 2-1	5/7/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Collinsville	(L) 2-0
4/12/25	Collinsville	Father McGivney Catholic	(W) 2-0
4/23/25	Collinsville	Father McGivney Catholic	(L) 2-0
5/21/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Collinsville	(L) 2-0
3/29/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Chicago Christian	(L) 2-1	3/29/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Chicago Christian	(L) 2-0
4/3/25	Bunker Hill	Father McGivney Catholic	(W) 2-0	4/23/25	Bunker Hill	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-0
5/26/25	Bunker Hill	Father McGivney Catholic	(W) 2-0	5/22/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Bunker Hill
4/7/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Belleville East	(L) 2-0	3/28/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Belleville East	(L) 2-0
4/11/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Belleville West	(W) 2-1	4/30/25	Belleville West	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-0
5/22/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Belleville West	(L) 2-0	5/12/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Belleville West	(L) 2-0
4/11/25	Notre Dame	Father McGivney Catholic	(L) 2-1	4/5/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Notre Dame	(L) 3-0
4/14/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Granite City	(L) 2-1	3/31/25	Granite City	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-0
				5/13/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Granite City	(L) 2-1
4/16/25	Alton	Father McGivney Catholic	(L) 2-1	3/29/25	Alton	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-0
5/12/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Alton	(W) 2-1	4/28/25	Alton	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-1
4/22/25	Father McGivney Catholic	Althoff Catholic	(L) 2-0	4/8/25	Metro-East Lutheran	Althoff Catholic	(L) 2-0
4/29/25	Althoff Catholic	Father McGivney Catholic	(L) 2-0	5/20/25	Althoff Catholic	Metro-East Lutheran	(L) 2-0
5/8/25	First Baptist Academy	Father McGivney Catholic	(W) 2-1	3/24/25	Metro-East Lutheran	First Baptist Academy	(W) 2-1
				5/9/25	First Baptist Academy	Metro-East Lutheran	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Father McGivney Catholic (24-25)		Metro-East Lutheran (24-25)
12-17	Overall	2-19
2-4	League	0-6
4-7	Non-League	2-8
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
8-12	Common Opponent	2-16
4-4	Home	1-8
2-8	Away	1-8
6-5	Neutral	0-3
1-1	Playoff	0-1
10-14	In-State	2-17
2-3	Out-of-State	0-2