The Buccaneers and Prairie Fire both started off strong on Saturday morning, until the Buccaneers took an early lead throughout the first set with impressive kills from Kierra Rayne Hoover’27 and Daniela Perez’30. Knox attempted to make a comeback as the Bucs finished out the first set, but defensive mistakes led to the Buccaneers taking the first.
Flood Arena was set up to honor seniors Kierra Rayne Hoover’27, Sydney McClellan’27, Naomi Murphy’27 and Kyra Suiter Meyers’27. Buccaneer family and friends crowded the gymnasium to celebrate the last game of the season and the four seniors.
The Prairie Fire started strong, but Beloit rose to the challenge, with Renee Stout’29 making strong defensive plays early in the set. The score remained close as Lilliane Bethards’30 added multiple kills and ended the game with 9. The Bucs were unable to pull out ahead of Knox and lost 20-25.
The Bucs came out strong in the third, and was pushed further ahead by Knox’s setting errors, scoring 9 points before the Prairie Fire were able to get on the board. The Buccaneers were able to maintain their lead and won the set by 14 points. Murphy and Madalyn Huizel’30 were major players, contributing 7 and 10 kills respectively.
The fourth set left Beloit and Knox battling for the win, until Beloit got a short lead — before the Prairie Fire tied it up again while quickly approaching the end of the set. After kills from Bethards and Meyers, Knox made attacking errors, leading to the Bucs winning one of their final games of the season.
The team closed out their season Saturday, Nov. 7, with another win against Alverno College 3-2.
Featured image: Kimberly Pilon’28
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