Eureka, ILL. -- Principia volleyball began their road trip with a 3-1 victory over the Eureka Red Devils. The 3-1 score most certainly does not tell the story! The Panthers were dominant in game one, mostly due to the fact that Eureka's offense couldn't find the court. They kept swinging, but too many errors for them to have a chance - letting Principia run away with it 25-13. Game two seemed to be more of the same with PC up 18-9, but Eureka woke up and started their comeback. The Panthers stuttered on serve receive, miscommunicated on defense, hit a few too many out, and EC was doing a nice job blocking the ball! It was a fight until the end, but EC took game two 29-27. Game three was the inverse with PC going down 4-10 and things weren't getting any better so Coach Sprague called a timeout at 13-18, and the team bounced back into action erasing the deficit slowly and tying it up 22-22 and eventually winning game three 27-25. Game four had Principia down 0-3, but the Panthers kept at it until they tied it at 9-9 and then took total control for a 25-18 win.
Inside the Box Score
· PC outserved EC with a 13:6 aces to error compared with EC's 6:9.
· Cha Cha Fisher and Devon Marunde led the defense with 21 and 20 digs respectively.
· Sophia Hathaway led both teams offensively with 18 kills hitting .292.
They said it
· Coach Sprague was super excited …."to see the ownership the team demonstrated today. They were working together to solve the problems of the match – making adjustments along the way. I love that!"
Up Next
· The Panthers stay in Eureka for a SLIAC Quad match tomorrow, playing Iowa Wesleyan at 11 and Greenville at 1pm.
