Elmwood-Murdock lost to Aquinas back in October of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights walked away with a 2-0 win over the Aquinas Monarchs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Elmwood-Murdock was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12.
Leading Elmwood-Murdock to victory were Zoe Zierott and Eva Knippelmeyer. Zierott had ten digs and two aces, while Knippelmeyer had 11 digs. That's the most aces Zierott has posted in her last eight matchups.
Elmwood-Murdock has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-15 record this season. As for Aquinas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which is still a better percentage than their 5-18 record this season.
Elmwood-Murdock is on the road again on Tuesday to play Concordia at 7:00 p.m. As for Aquinas, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Norfolk Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Norfolk Catholic will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Aquinas surely won't give up without a fight.
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