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| 09/15/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/07/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/09/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/10/22 - Away | 3-0 W |
There's no place like home for Coldwater, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Defiance Bulldogs on Monday as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cavaliers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.
Coldwater never let Defiance on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-11.
Mara Riethman paced Coldwater's offense, picking up 12 kills. Riethman got some help from Mia Knapke and her 32 assists. Brylee Knapke controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Defiance's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elliana Gomez, who had ten digs and five assists, and Isabella Rowlison, who had 11 kills, seven digs, and three aces. Rowlison is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in each of the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season.
Coldwater is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Defiance, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Coldwater has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Versailles on the 16th. As for Defiance, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Shawnee on the 18th.
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