Volleyball Recap: Aliyah Santiago Leads North Fort Myers to Victory over Lehigh

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 7:41am

Volleyball Recap: North Fort Myers Red Knights vs. Lehigh Lightning

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North Fort Myers waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Lehigh Lightning by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Knights also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Fort Myers was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-0.

North Fort Myers can attribute much of their success to Aliyah Santiago, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Santiago has posted in she last ten games.

North Fort Myers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.

North Fort Myers' victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Lehigh, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-7 record.

North Fort Myers will look to defend their home court on Monday against Gateway at 7:00 p.m. As for Lehigh, they are on the road again on Monday to play Cape Coral at 7:30 p.m.

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