Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Tessa Deyoung and Tatum Kirkland Lead St. Anne to Victory

St. Anne had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Illinois Lutheran Chargers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since September 16th.

If you add up the scores from across all three sets (69-66) St. Anne actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-21, 25-23.

Tatum Kirkland

Assists

10/01/25 @ Illinois Lutheran	10
09/30/25 vs Momence	9
09/27/25 @ Reed-Custer	3
09/27/25 @ Putnam County	3
09/27/25 vs Streator	4
+ 6 more games

St. Anne was led to victory by Tatum Kirkland and Tessa DeYoung. Kirkland had seven kills, four digs, and three aces, while DeYoung had nine kills, five digs, and four aces. What's more, Kirkland racked up ten assists, the most she's had over her last 11 matchups. Another player making a difference was Leah Lobaugh, who had ten digs.

The win got St. Anne back to even at 8-8. As for Illinois Lutheran, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.

St. Anne has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Grant Park on the 2nd. As for Illinois Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Grace Christian Academy on the 3rd.