
Fighting Cardinals
| 10/30/25 vs Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran | 3-1 | 
| 10/25/25 vs Athens | 3-0 | 
| 10/23/25 vs Northland Lutheran | 3-0 | 
| 10/18/25 vs Edgar | 2-0 | 
| 10/18/25 vs Northland Pines | 2-0 | 
| + 4 more games | 
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newman Catholic had no problem doing just that  on Thursday. They came out on top against the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers by a score of  3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Fighting Cardinals sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
 Newman Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-22, 25-23,  25-13.
Newman Catholic was led to victory by  Kate Kerns and  Lauren Thiel.  Kerns  had 16  assists and four  digs, while  Thiel  had nine  kills and seven  digs. Thiel has been hot recently, having  posted five or more  kills the last four times she's  played.
 Newman Catholic  was lethal from the service line and  finished the match with 11  aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  served at least 11  aces in three consecutive  matchups.
Newman Catholic's record is now 26-16. As for Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 19-17.
 Coming up, Newman Catholic will challenge Highland at 7:00  p.m.  on Saturday. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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