Whitnall unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Thomas More Cavaliers on Tuesday. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Whitnall started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-9, 25-18, 28-26.
Sophia Tralongo paced Whitnall's offense, picking up nine kills. Tralongo got some help from Gabrielle Wynn and her 32 assists. Tralongo was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
St. Thomas More was led to victory by Kaylee Kovacovich and Sophia Lobehoefer. Kovacovich had 16 digs and three aces, while Lobehoefer had 14 digs and two aces. Those 16 digs gave Kovacovich a new career-high.
Whitnall has already played their next game (against South Milwaukee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. Thomas More, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Menomonee Falls on the 29th.
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