Windsor won the last time they faced Lutheran and Avery Smiley did her part to make sure it happened again. The Windsor Wizards sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Lutheran Lions on Friday thanks in part to Smiley, who had 28 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Windsor wouldn't go down easily and took Lutheran into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 15-11.
Windsor was led to victory by Mia Baatz and Jayda Nothdurft. Baatz had 16 digs, while Nothdurft had 16 kills, seven digs, and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Nothdurft a new career-high in blocks.
Despite the loss, Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Lola Heimlicher, who had 30 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Brgoch, who had six digs and 15 assists.
Windsor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 14-7.
Windsor has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against University on the 2nd. As for Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Niwot on the 2nd.
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