Volleyball Recap: Southwestern Comes Up Short

Southwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mineral Point Pointers. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Pointers when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Southwestern sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-11, 15-25, 25-16, 25-27, 15-6.

Abigail Foley paced Southwestern's offense, picking up ten kills. Foley got some help from Alyssa Shelliam and her 26 assists. Shelliam was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.

Sophie Miller had a dynamite game For Mineral Point., getting nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in assists (30). Another player making a difference was Ava Ingwell, who had 14 digs and two aces.

Southwestern now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Mineral Point, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.

Southwestern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Iowa-Grant on the 18th. As for Mineral Point, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Darlington on the 18th.