Wildcats clip Cardinals

The St. Paul Wildcat volleyball team searched for win #9 on the season as they hit the road to take on the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals Thursday night. The Cats got off to a great start in the first set but Deja Vu caught up with the Wildcats as they got ahead late up 17-15 but D-T was able to sneak back and steal the set 25-19. It was the only set the Cardinals would come away winners.

The 2nd set saw a back and forth a fair that saw the Wildcats pull away late to tie the match at 1 set apiece winning 25-18. The Cats' were able to force Doniphan-Trumbull to make mental mistakes in the 3rd set winning 25-19. The Cats got up 6-1 early in the 4th and never looked back as St. Paul made a couple big plays down the stretch as St. Paul wins the 4th set and the match 3-1.

The win improves St. Paul to win #9 on the year at 9-14 while Doniphan-Trumbull falls to 8-17.

Macy Porter takes home Runza MVP honors with clutch plays and forced Wildcat momentum swings late in the 3rd and 4th sets.

The Wildcats will have a tuneup this weekend before the Lou Platte Conference tournament as they head to Wisner-Pilger for their invite. The Cats will take the 3 seed headed into the Lou Platte as they look to defend their 8x Conference Championship streak. They open the Tournament Monday at Home against the 6 seed. The Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals.

Matt Koehn-Fairbanks shares his thoughts on Thursday's win with Trevor Bentley.