St. Charles East posted their closest win since October 19, 2024 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Willowbrook Warriors. That's more bragging rights for the Fighting Saints, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. Charles East who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-27, 25-19.
Gianna Gjokaj
| 09/11/25 @ Willowbrook | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Harlem | 2 |
| 09/05/25 @ Conant | 1 |
| 09/05/25 vs St. Francis | 1 |
| 09/04/25 vs Hinsdale Central | 1 |
St. Charles East was led to victory by Gianna Gjokaj and Tessa Schneider. Gjokaj had five digs and four aces, while Schneider had four assists and two aces. Those four aces gave Gjokaj a new career-high. Nora Lange also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good server: St. Charles East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Willowbrook's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tess Doyle, who had 13 digs and one assist, and Joely Maciejewski, who had nine digs.
With the win, St. Charles East broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6. As for Willowbrook, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Coming up, St. Charles East will head out on the road to face off against Glenbard North at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Willowbrook, they will be taking part in a tournament against Lane Tech at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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