Marquette Catholic entered their tilt with Granite City on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Warriors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Explorers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Marquette Catholic who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 22-25, 25-21.
Morgan Rister
| 10/15/25 vs Granite City | 28 |
| 09/22/25 @ Roxana | 25 |
| 09/23/25 @ Christ Our Rock Lutheran | 21 |
| 09/09/25 @ Metro-East Lutheran | 18 |
| 10/09/25 vs Christ Our Rock Lutheran | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marquette Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Morgan Rister, who had 28 digs and one assist. Those 28 digs gave Rister a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Dempsey, who had 12 digs.
When it comes to explaining why Granite City lost, don't look at Elizabeth Weaver. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs. With that strong performance, Weaver is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Marquette Catholic's record now sits at 17-14. As for Granite City, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-16-1.
Marquette Catholic has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Jersey on the 16th. As for Granite City, they will welcome Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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