Western hosted the Marshall Redhawks Monday for their final home game of the season. The Panthers came out strong the first set with great communication and aggressive attacks, playing one of the best sets they have all season. Western was able to take the first set quickly 25-13. The Panthers were unable to take the momentum they had the first set into the second set, struggling on serve receive and communication allowing Marshall to take the second set 18-25. Once again determined to keep their undefeated record the Panthers fought hard the third set. They still struggled with communication but were able to bring back some of the momentum they had the first set with aggressive attacks, along with a 6 point serve streak from Izzy Hurst which gave the Panthers the lead to take the third set 15-10. The 8B panthers now stand 14-0 overall and 9-0 in conference play. Western will travel far to Hastings Tuesday (10/13) for their final game of the season. Let’s go Panthers! Cora Harvey- 1 assist Maddie Balk- 2 aces and 1 kill Emma Crego- 1 kill and 3 digs Lia Anderson- 1 ace, 1 kill and 1 dig Izzy Hurst- 2 aces and 2 digs Emma Decker- 2 kills and 2 assists Eilah Bitner- 1 ace and 2 digs Tatum Herrick- 1 kill, 1 assist and 1 dig Lena Huver- 4 aces, 5 kills and 6 assists