DULUTH, Minn. – Cassidy Lustig (Ashland, WI/Ashland HS) reached 1,000 career digs as the St. Scholastica volleyball team swept Hamline University in a closely contested MIAC matchup Wednesday night at Reif Gymnasium. The Saints claimed the match by scores of 29-27, 25-22 and 26-24 to improve to 7-15 overall and 2-7 in conference play.
Lustig entered the evening five digs shy of the milestone and finished with a match-high 17, bringing her career total at CSS to 1,012. Her defensive effort helped the Saints earn their second conference victory of the season.
The opening set featured 10 ties and four lead changes before St. Scholastica secured a 29-27 victory. The Saints held Hamline to a .085 hitting percentage in the frame, forcing 10 attack errors to take the early advantage.
CSS found its offensive rhythm in the second set, recording 17 kills with just four errors for a .351 hitting percentage. The Saints never trailed in the frame and took a two-set lead with a 25-22 win.
Hamline pushed St. Scholastica beyond the standard finishing point again in the third, but the Saints closed out the sweep with a 26-24 victory. CSS collected 18 kills in the final set, its highest total of the match.
Lilli Rechichi (Ely, MN/Ely Memorial HS) led the Saints with 13 kills while hitting .367, followed by Tayte Borstad (Duluth, MN/Duluth East HS) with 11 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. Grace Sandmeyer (Lake Crystal, MN/Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) added eight kills without an attack error, and Abby Zins (Chisago Lakes, MN/Chisago Lakes High School) contributed six.
Bailey Husbands (Baudette, MN/Lake of the Woods HS) directed the offense with 37 assists and added five kills without an error. Lauren Kahl (Ridgeland, WI/Prairie Farm HS) joined Lustig in double figures defensively with 10 digs, while Bryn Ziegler (Hutchinson, MN/Hutchinson HS) and Ava Decker (Rochester, MN/Century HS) each recorded seven.
St. Scholastica finished with a 48-35 advantage in kills and hit .241 while limiting Hamline to a .160 mark. Sophia Johnson led the Pipers with 17 kills as Hamline dropped to 5-18 overall and 2-7 in the MIAC.
