It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marshall can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Luther Prep Phoenix on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2020.
Marshall was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-20.
Kierstin Hoel paced Marshall's offense, picking up eight kills. Hoel got some help from
Ava Neuberger and her 22 assists.
Luther Prep was led to victory by 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.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 24-12. As for Luther Prep, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-10.
As of now, neither Marshall nor Luther Prep have any future games scheduled.
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