Van Wert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Memorial Roughriders. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Roughriders when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15.
Bella Wise paced Van Wert's offense, picking up 12 kills. Wise got some help from Brissia Ickes and her 16 assists. Ickes was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Memorial can attribute much of their success to Elle Craft, who had ten digs and one assist. Audrey Reineke also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Van Wert's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Memorial, with the victory, they broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 7-10.
Van Wert has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Bryan on the 27th. As for Memorial, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Parkway on the 29th.
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