With a playoff win on the line, Waunakee rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the La Crosse Central Riverhawks with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2017.
Waunakee was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-13, 25-18.

Kaitlin Van Wie
| 10/25/25 vs La Crosse Central | 50% |
| 10/18/25 vs St. Francis | 12.9% |
| 10/18/25 vs Marist | 18.8% |
| 10/18/25 @ Plainfield Central | 14.3% |
| 10/17/25 vs Naperville North | 0% |
| 10/17/25 vs Rosary | 66.7% |
Waunakee was led to victory by Kendall Scadden and Kaitlin Van Wie. Scadden had 12 digs, while Van Wie hit 50% for 20 kills and nine digs and three aces. The last time Van Wie's hitting percentage was this high was over her last six matchups.
Waunakee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 38-8 record this season. As for La Crosse Central, their loss dropped their record down to 15-14.
Waunakee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Onalaska on the 30th. La Crosse Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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