Illinois High School Volleyball - Evergreen Park tips Wilmington
October 18, 2023: Wilmington, IL 60481
The crowd at Wednesday's non-league bout between the Evergreen Park Mustangs (Evergreen Park, IL) and the host Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL), saw Evergreen Park's volleyball squad nip Wilmington by a tally of 2-1.
With the win, Evergreen Park upgrades its record to 14-15 on the year. The Mustangs host Bremen (Midlothian, IL) to play the Braves in a non-league bout on Tuesday, October 24. The Braves go into the bout with a record of 5-20.
The Wildcats now own a 23-9 record.
Match Summary
The Wilmington Varsity Volleyball Team lost a close one on senior night 25-20, 21-25, 20-25. Overall Coach Van Duyne said they played excellent but just a couple errors at the wrong time. Even though we fell short the seniors definitely?left their mark on the court. Senior setter Emma Grace Strong ended the evening with 22 assists, 20 digs, 4 attacks and 2 aces. While her counterpart, senior Clara Smith, had 16 assists, 6 digs, and 3 attacks.? Rachel Smith led offensively with 13 attacks, 10 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces. Right behind her with 9 attacks was Reese Van Duyne and Molly Southall who added another 8. Senior Alyssa Johnston had 4 digs, 3 attacks, 2 blocks and 2 assists. Senior Paige Eighner had 3 digs.