With a playoff win on the line, Eau Claire North rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the D.C. Everest Evergreens. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Eau Claire North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-23.
Toni Woodruff
| 10/23/25 @ D.C. Everest | 22 |
| 09/09/25 @ Superior | 21 |
| 10/13/25 @ River Falls | 16 |
| 08/29/25 vs Columbus Catholic | 14 |
| 10/09/25 vs Eau Claire Memorial | 13 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eau Claire North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Toni Woodruff, who had 22 assists and eight digs. Those 22 assists gave Woodruff a new career-high.
Eau Claire North was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as D.C. Everest only served three.
When it comes to explaining why D.C. Everest lost, don't look at Hailey Vang. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs and two assists.
Eau Claire North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-18 record this season. As for D.C. Everest, they now have a losing record of 16-17.
Coming up, Eau Claire North will face off against River Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. D.C. Everest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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