Volleyball Recap: Chippewa Falls Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 9:07am

Volleyball Recap: Chippewa Falls Cardinals vs. De Pere Redbirds

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Chippewa Falls lost against De Pere back in September of 2016, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Chippewa Falls Cardinals fell just short of the De Pere Redbirds by a score of 2-1.

Chippewa Falls actually scored more points across those three sets (59-58), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 15-11.

When it comes to explaining why Chippewa Falls lost, don't look at Claire Hoepner. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs. Hoepner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played.

Even though they lost, Chippewa Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.

Leading De Pere to victory were Reese Falish and Siena Arendt. Falish had seven digs and 15 assists, while Arendt had four digs.

Chippewa Falls' loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-17. As for De Pere, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-19.

Chippewa Falls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Little Chute on the 12th. De Pere has also already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Seymour on the 12th.

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