La Porte unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 3-1 to the Penn Kingsmen on Saturday. If the Slicers were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Kingsmen when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
While La Porte ultimately came up short, they really made Penn work, particularly in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 21-25, 25-16, 26-24.
Madison Copeland paced La Porte's offense, picking up 12 kills. Copeland got some help from Evelyn Shirk and her 26 assists. Finally, Lauren Kirk kept La Porte's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Penn was led to victory by Montana Swartz and Carson Petty. Swartz had 23 assists and eight digs, while Petty had eight digs and two aces. That's the most assists Swartz has posted since back in October of 2024.
Coincidentally, La Porte and Penn will both be playing Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger the next time they take the court. The Kingsmen will head out to face the Saints at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while the Slicers will play them later in the day, at 12:00 p.m.
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