Volleyball Recap: Duluth East Comes Up Short

Duluth East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to the Spring Lake Park Panthers. The Greyhounds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

Ella Tormondsen paced Duluth East's offense, picking up nine kills. Tormondsen got some help from Chelsea Zentz and her 22 assists.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Spring Lake Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amilya Wordlaw, who had nine digs and five aces. What's more, Wordlaw posted two assists, the most she's had over her last five contests. Harper Kliber also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Duluth East's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Spring Lake Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-9-1.

Duluth East wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Nevis on the 18th. Spring Lake Park has also already played their next matchup (against Champlin Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.