Volleyball Recap: Smith Center Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 6:30pm

Volleyball Recap: Smith Center Redmen vs. Phillipsburg Panthers

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Smith Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to the Phillipsburg Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Redmen of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.

Smith Center was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-10.

Jenna Storz had an outrageously good game for Phillipsburg as she had 13 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Storz a new career-high.

Smith Center's loss dropped their record down to 9-21. As for Phillipsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season.

Smith Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Thomas More Prep-Marian on the 12th. Phillipsburg has also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Hoxie on the 12th.

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