Southwestern waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Boscobel Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Southwestern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-11, 26-16, 25-5.
Riley Lewerke
| 09/25/25 @ Boscobel | 21 |
| 09/11/25 vs Riverdale | 17 |
| 09/18/25 vs Iowa-Grant | 16 |
| 09/23/25 vs Darlington | 15 |
| 09/02/25 vs Warren | 13 |
Southwestern's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Lewerke led the charge by getting 21 digs and two assists. Those 21 digs gave Lewerke a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Destiny Furlong, who had nine digs and five aces.
Southwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Boscobel lost, don't look at Kylee Johnson. Despite the final result, she had seven digs, two aces, and one block.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 8-6. As for Boscobel, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Southwestern will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Iowa-Grant at 7:00 p.m. on October 7. As for Boscobel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Shullsburg on the 27th.
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