Springfield waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Liberty Leopards 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-18.

Erika Grinstead
09/13/25 @ Liberty | 6 |
09/03/24 @ McKinley | 5 |
08/23/25 vs Columbiana | 3 |
09/09/24 vs Waterloo | 2 |
09/08/25 @ Waterloo | 1 |
Leading Springfield to victory were Erika Grinstead and Emily Conner. Grinstead had six aces, while Conner had five digs and three aces. Those six aces gave Grinstead a new career-high. Julia Vecchione also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Springfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They are 5-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Springfield's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Liberty, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Looking ahead, Springfield is taking a road trip to challenge Brookfield at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Liberty, they will welcome Crestview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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