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Lourdes continued its best start in program history, and matched the school record for longest win streak on Saturday afternoon with a 25-18, 25-11, 25-16 win over Spring Arbor in the Gray Wolves' home opener at Tam-o-Shanter.
 
"This was a good start to our home season," head coach Greg Reitz stated.  "The match was a good barometer for us as Spring Arbor has already played a lot of WHAC schools.  I don't think we played that well but we did what we needed to do to score points."
 
The win, Lourdes sixth in a row to start the season, matches the six-straight victories from Nov. 2-16, 2013 as longest in program history.
 
Lourdes wasted little time jumping in front, as Lexie Curtis (Toledo, Ohio/Bedford H.S.) served up an ace on the opening point, one of 13 aces for the Gray Wolves on the afternoon.  The Gray Wolves built a 5-1 lead and never trailed in the opening set.  After the Cougars had closed to within one, 10-9, Curtis served up an 8-0 run, including two aces, as the Gray Wolves coasted to the win.
 
Spring Arbor was within two, 9-7, when Stephanie Richards (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg H.S.) and Michi Jimenez (Vega Baja, P.R./Juan Quirindongo Morell H.S.) combined to serve up a 10-2 spurt.  Stephanie Ruffing (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty H.S.) closed the set with a pair of aces before a Spring Arbor error to give Lourdes a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
In the third the Gray Wolves went on a 9-2 run midway through the stanza to build an 18-10 lead and never looked back, notching their fourth sweep of the season.
 
Richards led Lourdes offensively with 11 kills while Ave Stout (Huntertown, Ind./Bishop Luers H.S.) hit .857 with six kills on seven swings.  Stef Comte (Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame H.S.) added nine kills while hitting .467 and added a team-high five blocks defensively.  Meghan Birr (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores H.S.) handed out 28 assists for the Gray Wolves.
 
Defensively, Jimenez had a match-high 12 digs for the Gray Wolves.
 
Rebekah Kujat led Spring Arbor (4-7) with nine kills while Kasey Follis registered 10 digs and 15 assists.
 
Lourdes (6-0) will look to extend its win streak on Wednesday evening, returning to Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play to face Lawrence Tech.  First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Ridler Field House in Southfield, Mich.