Volleyball Recap: Santa Fe picks up 13th straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 8:28pm

Volleyball Recap: Santa Fe Raiders vs. Gainesville Hurricanes

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Santa Fe entered their tilt with Gainesville on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Gainesville Hurricanes as they made off with a 3-0 win. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Hurricanes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.

Santa Fe was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-22.

Morgan Lawson was the offensive standout of the match as she had four digs and 14 assists.

Santa Fe kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 4.8.

When it comes to explaining why Gainesville lost, don't look at Addyson Hauptman. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs.

Santa Fe pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gainesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.

Santa Fe will challenge Buchholz at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gainesville, they will be playing at home against Matanzas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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