Volleyball Recap: Whitko Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Meredith Hindbaugh

Serving Aces

10/11/25 vs South Bend Riley	4
10/09/25 @ Rochester	3
10/07/25 vs Northfield	2
10/02/25 vs Fort Wayne Canterbury	2
09/30/25 @ Maconaquah	4
+ 3 more games

Whitko had won four straight home games and Meredith Hindbaugh did her part to make it five on Saturday. Whitko walked away with a 2-0 win over South Bend Riley for which the team can thank Hindbaugh, who had six digs and four aces. She has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last eight times she's played.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Whitko took both sets by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitko to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alexa Culp, who had five kills, four digs, and two aces. Isabelle Harman was another key player, getting 13 digs.

The victory got Whitko back to even at 14-14. As for South Bend Riley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-28 record this season.

Whitko wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Fort Wayne South Side on the 11th. As for South Bend Riley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against South Bend Career Academy on the 11th.