Wellington-Napoleon unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Lafayette County Huskers on Thursday, falling 3-0. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Huskers when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
While Wellington-Napoleon was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 25-16.
Mia Hodson paced Wellington-Napoleon's offense, picking up six kills. Hodson got some help from Izabel Lopez and her six assists. Ayden Ellensohn and Cali Russell kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Lafayette County can attribute much of their success to Addison Frerking, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Frerking has posted since back in September of 2024.
Wellington-Napoleon has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Lexington on the 2nd. As for Lafayette County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Lone Jack on the 2nd.
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