Volleyball Recap: Kennedie Witthaus Leads Hermann to Victory over St. James

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 11:21am

Volleyball Recap: Hermann Bearcats vs. St. James Tigers

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Hermann's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They put the hurt on the St. James Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bearcats also won the last time the pair played back in September.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hermann was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-1, 25-4, 25-8.

Kennedie Witthaus went supernova for Hermann, getting 13 aces. The dominant performance gave Witthaus a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kealie Lane, who had six aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Hermann was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Hermann's victory bumped their record up to 15-16. As for St. James, they are on a 25-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-29.

Hermann will host St. Francis Borgia at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. James does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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