Volleyball Recap: DeForest Comes Up Short

DeForest was the 3-1 winner over Milton when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Norskies fell just short of the Red Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, DeForest sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 14-25, 25-23, 13-25, 15-13.

Marissa Titel

Digs

09/06/25 vs Stoughton	3
09/06/25 vs Dodgeville	4
09/06/25 vs Luther Prep	6
09/02/25 @ Sauk Prairie	8
09/04/25 @ Baraboo	11

Loss or not, DeForest got some senior leadership from Marissa Titel and Malia Barrow. Titel had 16 digs and three assists, while Barrow had seven digs and two aces. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Titel.

Elise Wieters had an outrageously good game for Milton as she had 16 digs and five assists. Wieters is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last three games she's played. Molly Baker also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.

DeForest's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-6. As for Milton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-7.

DeForest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Barneveld on the 13th. As for Milton, they have also already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Rockford Christian on the 13th.