Volleyball Recap: Crown Point Comes Up Short

Crown Point lost against Valparaiso back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 25-19 in the first set.

Crown Point took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14.

Ben Monk paced Crown Point's offense, picking up 16 kills. Monk were helped by Aiden Matthews and Brayden Schopieray, who contributed 14 assists each. Matthews was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.

Colton Allen went supernova For Valparaiso., getting nine digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave Allen a new career-high in assists (21).

Crown Point dropped their record down to 9-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Valparaiso, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.

Crown Point didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Munster on the 3rd. As for Valparaiso, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Lake Central on the 3rd.