Faith Venable's school record 36 kills led Lincoln Pius X to a four-set upset home victory over Class A No. 2 Westside Tuesday.Â
The Thunderbolts biggest win of the season came in decisive fashion as they won by set set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-13.Â
After dropping the first set. the Bolts rallied to win two straight competitive sets.
With the upset win in sights, the Bolts jumped out to a 13-6 lead and carried their momentum throughout the set before Venable got a back row kill to secure the win for the Bolts.Â
Senior libero Emilia Reiling was also recorded her 1,000th career dig for the bolts in the match.Â
Norris 3, Elkhorn North 0:Â The Titans' 12th consecutive win came by set scores of 25-7, 25-17, 25-13. Norris also improves to 2-0 against the Wolves in a matchup that could play out again later down the line this season.
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Norris sent an early statement with a dominating first set, and then grinded out the second and cruised in the third after taking an early lead.
Norris hitter Anna Jelinek was recognized after the match for reaching 1,000 career kills.
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