LINCOLN, Neb. – The St. Scholastica volleyball team concluded its tournament weekend Saturday at Snyder Arena, falling in four sets to unbeaten Whitworth before dropping a three-set match to Gordon. The Saints finished the day with a 3–4 overall record.
St. Scholastica opened against Whitworth with a 25–17, 22–25, 25–21, 25–14 setback. After dropping the opening set, the Saints responded with their strongest offensive stretch of the match, recording 16 kills against just three errors for a .317 hitting percentage in the second set to even the match.
Whitworth regained the advantage with a 25–21 third-set victory before hitting .350 in the fourth to close out the match and improve to 6–0.
Lilli Rechichi (Ely, MN/Ely Memorial HS) and Ava Decker (Rochester, MN/Century HS) each recorded 12 kills to lead St. Scholastica. Rechichi hit .400 and contributed five blocks, including three solo stops, while Decker completed a double-double with a team-high 22 digs. Abby Zins (Chisago Lakes, MN/Chisago Lakes High School) added 11 kills.
Bailey Husbands (Baudette, MN/Lake of the Woods HS) distributed 38 assists and served two aces, while Cassidy Lustig (Ashland, WI/Ashland HS) collected 18 digs. The Saints finished with 46 kills, 69 digs and 11 team blocks.
In the tournament finale, St. Scholastica pushed Gordon beyond regulation in the opening set before falling 28–26, 25–21, 25–13.
The first set featured 17 ties and six lead changes, with the Saints recording 15 kills before Gordon secured the two-point decision. Gordon followed with a four-point victory in the second and hit .406 in the third to complete the sweep.
Zins paced the Saints with nine kills and a .320 hitting percentage, committing just one attack error in 25 attempts. Tayte Borstad (Duluth, MN/Duluth East HS) added eight kills, while Decker finished with six and Rechichi contributed five.
Husbands recorded a double-double with 25 assists and 11 digs, adding two service aces. Lustig led the defense with 17 digs, and Lauren Kahl (Ridgeland, WI/Prairie Farm HS) chipped in nine. Carmen McDonough (Elk River, MN/Spectrum) registered four kills and two solo blocks.
Gordon's Haley Hutzler led all players with 20 kills while hitting .419 and adding 14 digs.
Across Saturday's two matches, Zins totaled 20 kills, Husbands collected 63 assists and four aces, and Lustig anchored the back row with 35 digs.
