Whippets
| 10/09/25 vs Liberty | 1-3 |
| 10/07/25 @ South Iron | 3-1 |
| 10/04/25 vs Houston | 2-1 |
| 10/04/25 vs Mountain Grove | 2-0 |
| 10/04/25 vs Mansfield | 2-0 |
After a string of 16 wins, Ellington's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Liberty Eagles. The Whippets were not able to make up for their loss to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Ellington was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Liberty work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24.
Megan Copeland paced Ellington's offense, picking up 17 kills. Copeland got some help from Tayleigh Cowin and her 39 assists. Finally, Lilyanah Tisdale kept Ellington's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Jade Acklin, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Ellington's defeat dropped their record down to 24-4-1. As for Liberty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-8-4.
Ellington has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Arcadia Valley on the 10th. As for Liberty, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Salem on the 14th.
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