South typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Chardon proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Rebels. This was payback for the Hilltoppers, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Chardon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17.
Morgan Kilpeck
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chardon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Morgan Kilpeck, who had 26 digs and four assists. That's the most assists Kilpeck has posted over her last nine matches. Madison Kilpeck was another key player, getting nine digs and two aces.
Chardon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South only served five aces.
South lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ashley Suttell, who had 11 digs and two assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Langa, who had 12 digs.
Chardon now has a winning record of 7-6. As for South, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Chardon will square off against rival Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, South is set to face off against their familiar foe North at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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