It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Luther Prep had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Marshall Cardinals as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Phoenix.
Luther Prep never let Marshall on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-11, 25-20.
Leading Luther Prep to victory were Elizabeth Kieselhorst and Naomi Bortulin. Kieselhorst had 13 digs and two aces, while Bortulin had four digs and 11 assists. Kieselhorst has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Despite the loss, Marshall had strong showings from Kennedy Weisensel, who had 18 digs, and Kierstin Hoel, who had ten digs and eight kills.
Luther Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-10 record this season. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-12.
As of now, neither Luther Prep nor Marshall have any future games scheduled.
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