Valparaiso came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Crown Point Bulldogs, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-11.
Avery Mullin paced Valparaiso's offense, picking up nine kills. Mullin got some help from Addi Bowen and her ten assists.
Crown Point got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cailin Duncan out in front who had six aces and four digs. That's the most aces Duncan has posted since back in August of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Del Real, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Valparaiso's defeat dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Crown Point, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Valparaiso is set to challenge their familiar foe La Porte at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Crown Point will take on rival Portage at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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