Volleyball Recap: Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Takes Down Owen-Withee in a Playoff Battle

With a playoff win on the line, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Owen-Withee Blackhawks 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-27, 25-17, 25-23, 15-7.

Gwyneth Gurgel

Digs

10/25/25 vs Owen-Withee	12
10/23/25 vs Greenwood	1
10/16/25 @ Cochrane-Fountain City	3
10/14/25 vs Whitehall	0
10/11/25 vs Stanley-Boyd	1
+ 16 more games

Among those leading the charge was Gwyneth Gurgel, who had 12 digs. That's the most digs she has posted since back in September.

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. They are 11-1 when they serve at least ten aces.

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 19-16. As for Owen-Withee, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12.

Looking ahead, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran will face off against Newman Catholic on Thursday. Owen-Withee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.