Boyer’s Five Aces, Harrison’s Six Kills Carry St. Teresa Past Marshall in Three-Set Tournament Win

Sept. 12, 2026 — St. Teresa’s varsity volleyball team knocked off one of the stronger records on its schedule Saturday, outlasting Marshall 2-1 in a neutral-site tournament match to improve to 10-11 on the season. Marshall, which entered at 18-8, dropped to a 1-2 mark on the afternoon’s ledger against the Bulldogs.

It was not a clean match for St. Teresa, and the Bulldogs would be the first to say so. They finished with 21 kills against 46 attack errors on 97 swings — a negative hitting percentage that would sink most teams in a three-set match. What kept them upright was the service line, where senior Riley Boyer went to work.

Boyer served five aces, the single biggest statistical edge either team produced, and backed it with a team-high 10 digs and 12 serve receptions. Junior Mya Howley added two aces and was the most efficient attacker on the floor for either side on a per-swing basis, converting three kills on five attempts for a .200 clip and a 60.0 kill percentage. Senior Lucy Pokrzywinski chipped in an ace and six digs while handling eight receptions in the back row.

Senior Avery Harrison led the Bulldogs’ offense with six kills and 30 attack attempts, the heaviest workload on the roster, and chipped in six digs and 10 serve receptions. Boyer followed with five kills on 25 swings. Junior setter Gianna Schook distributed 13 assists at 4.3 per set while adding three kills of her own. Senior Sophia Koester was St. Teresa’s lone presence at the net in the block column, recording a solo block and an assisted block for two total, and hit .000 on six attempts with two kills. Senior Karissa Johnson added two kills and three receptions.

Marshall, for its part, hit the ball cleanly and still came up short. Senior Harper Richardson was the best attacker in the gym, hammering 12 kills on 21 attempts with just two errors for a .476 hitting percentage and a 57.1 kill rate. Sophomore Lillian Ross was nearly as sharp with eight kills on 15 swings at .400, and Ross also ran the Lions’ offense with a match-best 13 assists while posting 10 digs and three aces.

Richardson matched Ross with 10 digs and added six assists and two aces. Junior Ali Sheets anchored the Lions’ passing game with 18 serve receptions and seven digs. Senior Ellie Delp had 12 attack attempts and two block assists, freshman Libby Huisinga contributed two block assists and an ace, and senior Mckenzie Davis added two kills, an ace and seven receptions. Senior Lauren English, in one set of work, served four times and dug three balls.

Marshall out-hit St. Teresa .179 to -.258 and finished with more kills (24-21) and more assists (25-15). The Bulldogs answered with eight aces to the Lions’ seven and found just enough on the serve and in transition to steal the third set and the match.

Special Notes

Neutral-site tournament match. St. Teresa entered as the designated visiting team.

Game Summary

Score by Sets

Set-by-set point totals were not included in the MaxPreps report.

Match Result: St. Teresa def. Marshall, 2-1 (neutral-site tournament)

Individual Statistics

ST. TERESA

KILLS: Harrison 6; Boyer 5; Schook 3; Howley 3; Johnson 2; Koester 2 — Team: 21 K, 46 E, 97 Att, -.258

ASSISTS: Schook 13 (4.3/set); Pokrzywinski 2

ACES: Boyer 5; Howley 2; Pokrzywinski 1 — Team: 8

DIGS: Boyer 10 (3.3/set); Pokrzywinski 6; Harrison 6; Sloan 4; Howley 2; Schook 2; Johnson 1

BLOCKS: Koester 2 (1 solo, 1 assist)

SERVE RECEIVE: Boyer 12 (1 E); Sloan 10 (5 E); Harrison 10 (1 E); Pokrzywinski 8 (3 E); Johnson 3 (2 E)

MARSHALL

KILLS: Richardson 12 (.476); Ross 8 (.400); Davis 2; Delp 1; Huisinga 1 — Team: 24 K, 12 E, 67 Att, .179

ASSISTS: Ross 13 (4.3/set); Richardson 6; Sheets 4; Engledow 1; Davis 1

ACES: Ross 3; Richardson 2; Davis 1; Huisinga 1 — Team: 7

DIGS: Richardson 10; Ross 10; Sheets 7; English 3; Delp 3; Davis 3; Huisinga 3; Engledow 2

BLOCKS: Delp 2 (2 assists); Ross 2 (2 solo); Huisinga 2 (2 assists); Richardson 1 (assist); Davis 1 (assist)

SERVE RECEIVE: Sheets 18 (2 E); Engledow 8 (1 E); Davis 7 (1 E); Richardson 5; Ross 5; Huisinga 2; English 1