Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Reese Hopkins and Abbi Koelling Lead Incarnate Word Academy to Victory

Incarnate Word Academy won the last time they faced Visitation Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Red Knights were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Vivettes. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Knights.

While Incarnate Word Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-9.

Reese Hopkins

Digs

09/16/25 @ Visitation Academy	7
09/13/25 vs Blue Springs	2
09/13/25 @ Mascoutah	5
09/12/25 @ Ozark	3
09/12/25 vs Oakville	4
+ 2 more games

Incarnate Word Academy was led to victory by Abbi Koelling and Reese Hopkins. Koelling had seven digs and two aces, while Hopkins had seven digs and one assist. That's the most digs Hopkins has posted over her last seven matches.

Incarnate Word Academy now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Visitation Academy, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4-1.

Incarnate Word Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Villa Duchesne on the 18th. Visitation Academy has also already played their next contest (against Veritas Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.