Volleyball Recap: Taylorville's Run of Ten Straight Victories Now Over

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Taylorville can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Mater Dei Knights on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Tornadoes haven't been shut out since back in September.

Alayna Vincent paced Taylorville's offense, picking up six kills. Vincent got some help from Ryan Prince and her ten assists. Finally, Robyn Ward kept Taylorville's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Mater Dei was led to victory by Ava Lampe and Lauren Jamruk. Lampe had ten digs and two assists, while Jamruk had 11 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Jamruk has posted since back in August.

Tornadoes

Previous 5 Games

11/04/25 vs Mater Dei	0-2
10/30/25 @ Mt. Zion	2-0
10/28/25 @ Highland	2-0
10/25/25 vs Mendon Unity	2-0
10/25/25 vs Nokomis	2-0

With the defeat, Taylorville broke their ten-match winning streak and moved their record to 32-6. As for Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-6 record this season.

Taylorville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mater Dei, they have already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Mascoutah on the 6th.