St. John unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 3-1 to the Edgewood Warriors on Tuesday. The Fighting Herald were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
While St. John ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Emma Hutchins paced St. John's offense, picking up 14 kills. Hutchins got some help from Lilliana Mather and her 14 assists.
Edgewood was led to victory by Summer Matthews and Lucianna Paolillo. Matthews had seven digs and two aces, while Paolillo had 16 digs and four aces. That's the most digs Paolillo has posted since back in October of 2024.
Edgewood now has a winning record of 2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John will challenge Harding at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. This will be the Fighting Herald's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Edgewood, they will welcome Grand Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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