Illinois Lutheran was the 2-0 winner over St. Anne when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Chargers fell 2-0 to the Cardinals on Thursday.
Illinois Lutheran was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Illinois Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Julia Jacobucci had seven digs and two aces.
St. Anne's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tessa DeYoung, who had five kills, five aces, and four digs. That's the most aces DeYoung has posted since September 2nd. The team also got some help courtesy of Demi Duncan, who had six kills, five digs, two blocks, and two aces.
Illinois Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for St. Anne, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Coming up, Illinois Lutheran will venture away from home to challenge Donovan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for St. Anne, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Reed-Custer on the 27th.
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