With a playoff game on the line, Aquinas rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Richland Center Hornets. The win was familiar territory for the Blugolds who have now won eight matchups in a row.
Aquinas wouldn't go down easily and took Richland Center into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-12, 21-25, 16-14.
Leading Aquinas to victory were Tessa Miskowski and Lauren Von Ruden. Miskowski had 23 digs, while Von Ruden had five digs and 33 assists. With that strong performance, Von Ruden is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
Aquinas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Richland Center still got an impressive performance from Ava Cosgrove, who had eight digs and 14 assists.
Aquinas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Richland Center, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 31-9 record.
As of now, neither Aquinas nor Richland Center have any future games scheduled.
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