On Saturday, Lutheran faced Niwot in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lutheran Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Niwot Cougars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
Lutheran was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-104), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 17-15.
Lola Heimlicher had an outrageously good game as she had 26 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Liz Mcgriff, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Niwot only served four.
Despite the defeat, Niwot had strong showings from Elise Arends, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Sienna Knight, who had 22 digs. Arends has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Lutheran's record is now 15-7. As for Niwot, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-6.
Lutheran has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Montrose on the 2nd. As for Niwot, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Palmer Ridge on the 2nd.
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