Volleyball Recap: St. James Academy Wins High-Profile Match Against Washburn Rural

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2025, 10:45am

Volleyball Recap: St. James Academy Thunder vs. Washburn Rural Blues

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Previous Games

10/16/25 - Away2-1 W
09/27/25 - Home0-2 L
10/17/24 - Home0-2 L
09/28/24 - Away2-0 W
09/23/23 - Home2-1 W
+ 4 more games

St. James Academy faced Washburn Rural in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Thunder had just enough and edged out the Blues 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Thunder: when they faced off against the Blues back in September, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. James Academy who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-27, 25-19.

Mya Lee paced St. James Academy's offense, picking up 19 kills. Lee got some help from Ellen Dorsey and her 39 assists. Lee was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.

St. James Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Washburn Rural, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7-2.

Coincidentally, St. James Academy and Washburn Rural will both be playing Seaman the next time they take the court. The Blues will host the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Thunder will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.

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