Hermann came into Thursday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the St. Clair Bulldogs out 3-2. For the Bearcats, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Hermann had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 31-33, 15-25, 25-20, 25-14, 17-15.
Kennedie Witthaus had an outrageously good game as she had 17 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Hermann was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, St. Clair still got an impressive performance from Kaitlynn Van De Wiele, who had 27 digs and four aces. Van De Wiele is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsay Rampani, who had eight digs and two aces.
Hermann's record now sits at 7-11. As for St. Clair, the loss snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-8-3 record.
Hermann didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against St. Francis Borgia on the 30th. As for St. Clair, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Rolla on the 28th.
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