Hatton’s 12 Kills Lift St. Anthony Past Marshall in 2-1 Road Win

MARSHALL, Ill. — Cara Hatton did a little of everything Wednesday night, and it was enough to send St. Anthony home with another win. The senior hammered 12 kills, dug out 10 balls and added two solo blocks and two aces as the Bulldogs outlasted Marshall 2-1 in a non-conference match on Sept. 17.

The victory moved St. Anthony to 24-3 on the season. Marshall, which pushed the match to a deciding set, fell to 18-8.

Hatton was the focal point of the St. Anthony offense from the opening serve, accounting for better than half of the Bulldogs’ recorded kills and averaging 6.0 per set. Setter Madelyn Gilmore kept her fed, distributing 15 assists while chipping in four kills of her own, four digs, an ace and a block.

The Bulldogs also won points before the ball ever crossed the net. St. Anthony served up 10 aces, led by Sophia Emmerich’s four from the service line. Hatton and junior Claire Kinkelaar added two apiece, with Colby Mccormick and Gilmore each picking up one. At the net, Hatton and Ali Kollmann posted two solo blocks each, giving the Bulldogs five total stuffs in a match where Marshall managed just one.

The Lions had plenty to build on. Sophomore Lillian Ross was the most efficient attacker on the floor, putting down 10 kills on 20 swings with only three errors for a .350 hitting percentage. Ross also served two aces, handed out eight assists and led Marshall with seven digs — a full-rotation performance that kept the home side in every exchange.

Senior Harper Richardson ran the Marshall offense with 13 assists while adding seven kills on 22 attempts, four digs and the Lions’ only block. Ellie Delp contributed four kills, five digs, an ace and a team-best 87.5 percent service accuracy, and Mckenzie Davis took the most trips to the line of anyone on the court, serving 13 times for seven points with an ace.

Marshall’s back row was busy all night, and it showed in the dig column, where the Lions piled up 38. Lauren English and Davis each had six, while Delp and Ali Sheets added five apiece. Sheets also handled a heavy share of the serve-receive load, taking 19 attempts with just two errors against a St. Anthony service game that kept pressure on the Lions’ passers throughout.

Freshman Libby Huisinga logged all three sets for Marshall with a kill and five digs.

In the end, the difference was the Bulldogs’ ability to finish — Hatton’s volume at the pins and 10 service aces gave St. Anthony just enough margin to close out a match the Lions never let get away from them.

Game Summary

Match Result

Team | Sets Won | Final

St. Anthony Bulldogs (24-3) | 2 | W

Marshall Lions (18-8) | 1 | L

(Individual set scores were not available in the submitted data.)

Individual Statistics

ST. ANTHONY

KILLS: Cara Hatton 12 (6.0/set); Madelyn Gilmore 4; Colby Mccormick 3; Ali Kollmann 1; Claire Kinkelaar 1; Sophia Emmerich 1 — Team 22

ASSISTS: Madelyn Gilmore 15 (7.5/set) — Team 15

ACES: Sophia Emmerich 4; Cara Hatton 2; Claire Kinkelaar 2; Colby Mccormick 1; Madelyn Gilmore 1 — Team 10

BLOCKS: Cara Hatton 2 solo; Ali Kollmann 2 solo; Madelyn Gilmore 1 solo — Team 5

DIGS: Cara Hatton 10; Colby Mccormick 6; Claire Kinkelaar 5; Madelyn Gilmore 4; Rylee Fearday 1; Sophia Emmerich 1 — Team 27

MARSHALL

KILLS: Lillian Ross 10 (20 att, 3 E, .350); Harper Richardson 7 (22 att, 3 E, .182); Ellie Delp 4 (12 att, 2 E, .167); Mckenzie Davis 2 (7 att, 0 E, .286); Libby Huisinga 1 (7 att, 3 E, -.286) — Team 24

ASSISTS: Harper Richardson 13 (4.3/set); Lillian Ross 8; Ali Sheets 1 — Team 22

ACES: Lillian Ross 2; Ellie Delp 1; Mckenzie Davis 1 — Team 4

SERVING: Mckenzie Davis 13 SA, 3 SE, 76.9%, 7 pts; Ellie Delp 8 SA, 1 SE, 87.5%, 5 pts; Ali Sheets 8 SA, 1 SE, 87.5%, 3 pts; Harper Richardson 8 SA, 2 SE, 75.0%, 3 pts; Lillian Ross 8 SA, 2 pts; Lauren English 3 SA, 1 pt; Libby Huisinga 3 SA, 3 SE

BLOCKS: Harper Richardson 1 solo — Team 1

DIGS: Lillian Ross 7; Lauren English 6; Mckenzie Davis 6; Ellie Delp 5; Ali Sheets 5; Libby Huisinga 5; Harper Richardson 4 — Team 38

SERVE RECEIVE: Ali Sheets 19 R, 2 RE; Mckenzie Davis 12 R, 1 RE; Lauren English 8 R; Lillian Ross 7 R; Nya Engledow 3 R, 1 RE (1 set); Ellie Delp 2 R