Volleyball Recap: Isabella Ritchie and Adi Bradford Secure Win for Fairfield Union

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Previous Games

09/25/25 - Away	3-2 W
09/02/25 - Home	0-3 L
10/01/24 - Home	3-0 W
09/05/24 - Away	3-0 W
10/03/23 - Away	3-1 W
+ 5 more games

Fairfield Union took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Amanda-Clearcreek, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Falcons won by a set and slipped past the Aces 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Falcons have posted since August 28th.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Fairfield Union got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 26-24, 19-25, 19-17.

Leading Fairfield Union to victory were Adi Bradford and Isabella Ritchie. Bradford had 25 digs and one assist, while Ritchie had 30 digs, nine kills, four aces, and two blocks. Ritchie has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played.

They weren't the only good servers: Fairfield Union was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.

The win snapped Fairfield Union's losing streak at four matches and leaves them with a 4-14 record. As for Amanda-Clearcreek, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.

Fairfield Union wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Bloom-Carroll on the 30th. As for Amanda-Clearcreek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Shekinah Christian on the 29th.