Darlington and Aquinas squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Darlington had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aquinas Blugolds.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-10, 19-25, 25-15.
Lilly Ritchie paced Darlington's offense, picking up 14 kills. Ritchie got some help from
Allie Andrews and her 23 assists. Ritchie also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Catie Hartwig, racking up three apiece.
Leading Aquinas to victory were Tessa Miskowski and Lauren Von Ruden. Miskowski had 13 digs and two aces, while Von Ruden had eight digs, a kill, and 38 assists. That's the most aces Miskowski has posted since October 1st.
Darlington dropped their record down to 17-14 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Aquinas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Darlington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Aquinas, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Richland Center on the 26th.
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