Volleyball Recap: St. Edward Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Edward can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hudson Explorers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Explorers earlier this season, when they won 3-1.

Ian Williams paced St. Edward's offense, picking up 15 kills. Williams got some help from Michael Gall and his 34 assists. Williams was also a major player on defense: he and Calvin Polenz shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with four each.

Sam Disney went supernova For Hudson., getting 22 digs. Those 22 digs gave Disney a new career-high.

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

05/16/25 vs Hudson	2-3
05/14/25 vs Shaker Heights	3-0
05/06/25 vs St. Vincent-St. Mary	3-2
05/03/25 @ Upper Arlington	3-2
05/03/25 @ Mt. Vernon	2-3

The loss snapped St. Edward's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-8 record. As for Hudson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.

St. Edward does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hudson, they will take on Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Polar Bears will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Explorers surely won't give up without a fight.