The St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team won its senior night match on Thursday against Rantoul.
Here is a recap of what happened on Thursday with the Spartans:
In volleyball SJO snaps skid with senior night win
St. Joseph-Ogden started strong and kept it up throughout Thursday night’s Illini Prairie Conference home match against Rantoul, with the host Spartans defeating the Eagles 25-10, 25-22.
The win ended a two-match losing streak for SJO (15-11, 3-4 Illini Prairie) on a night where the Spartans recognized its four seniors: Alivia Learned, Hadley McDonald, Addi Stevens and Emerson Williams. Junior Vivian Smith produced a team-high seven kills, while McDonald wasn’t far behind with six kills. Williams (four kills), Stevens (two kills), junior Lyla Patton (two kills) and junior Megan Kearney (one kill) also contributed offensively.
Learned and Kearney guided the offense, with Learned distributing 11 assists and Kearney finishing with nine assists. McDonald delivered a team-high 12 digs, with junior Ava Alexander (seven digs), Kearney (five digs) and Williams (four digs) also chipping in defensively. At the service line, Alexander shined with four aces, while Learned and Williams each had one
ace.
The Spartans will now turn their attention to the Moldenahuer Classic on Saturday at Bradley-Bourbonnais before concluding the regular season next week. SJO is set to play at Villa Grove next Monday, host St. Thomas More next Tuesday and then travel to play at Chillicothe IVC next Thursday.
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