ELGIN — Six ace serves helped propel the Wolfpack to a sweep of Archangels Catholic Tuesday night. The last match of a triangular was all Wolfpack as pinpoint serving allowed EPPJ (12-10)to control the match from the outset. Gentry Zwingman had three ace serves in the match, Lillian Moser added two and Sophia Burke had one to help guide EPPJ to their 12th victory of the season.
The Wolfpack had just seven service rotations in the second set as the Defenders struggled to keep pace. Four of EPPJ’s six ace serves came during the set.
Braelyn Martinsen and Moser tied for the team-high in kills with seven apiece, Jael Lammers had six. Elizabeth Moser had all 21 of the team’s set assists.
In the opening match of the triangular, O’Neill St. Mary’s swept the Wolfpack 25-18 and 25-16. The Cardinals limited EPPJ to just 17 kills in 97 swings with 16 errors. Martinsen led hitters with eight kills, Lammers had four and Sydney Niewohner added three to go along with a team-high three solo blocks.
Zwingman led the team in serve receive with 17, Martinsen had 13 and Brooke Kinney added 11. A special moment in the match came when Martinsen recorded her 1,000th dig.
…see more at this week’s Elgin Review.
