If Incarnate Word Academy was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Jackson on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Red Knights came up short against the Lafayette Lancers on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Red Knights have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-15, 25-14.
Avery Buckley
| 10/16/25 vs Lafayette | 20 |
| 10/14/25 vs Jackson | 32 |
| 10/14/25 vs Marquette | 30 |
| 10/11/25 @ Jackson | 32 |
| 10/11/25 vs Kirkwood | 20 |
| + 21 more games |
Despite the loss, Incarnate Word Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Avery Buckley had 20 assists and six digs. Buckley is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in each of the last 26 games she's played.
Addy Wiese had an outrageously good game for Lafayette as she had 19 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Wiese has posted over her last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Dumstorff, who had 11 digs.
Incarnate Word Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 20-13. As for Lafayette, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 31-1.
Incarnate Word Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against St. Dominic on the 17th. As for Lafayette, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Webb City on the 18th.
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