It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Edgewood had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Platteville Hillmen 3-2. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Hillmen recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Edgewood had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 17-15.

Elle Siniscalchi
| 10/23/25 vs Platteville | 23 |
| 10/16/25 vs Middleton | 18 |
| 10/14/25 @ Watertown | 23 |
| 10/11/25 vs Mount Horeb | 13 |
| 10/11/25 vs Sauk Prairie | 3 |
| + 27 more games |
Edgewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elle Siniscalchi led the charge by getting 23 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Siniscalchi is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Lexi Sheffield, who had 12 digs and eight aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Edgewood was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Platteville only served seven.
Despite the loss, Platteville still got an impressive performance from Mia Huser, who had 38 assists and ten digs. Huser is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 23 or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Edgewood's victory bumped their record up to 25-7. As for Platteville, their loss ended a seven-match streak of away wins and brought them to 23-10.
Edgewood has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Mount Horeb on the 25th. Platteville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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