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Ninth-ranked Lourdes ran its winning streak to 13 consecutive matches, and remained undefeated at the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center with a 25-14, 25-15, 25-12 victory over Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday night.
 
"I thought we played a clean match tonight," head coach Greg Reitz said afterwards.  "We had a lot more intensity here at home than when we played at their place.  Our defense was much better as well, holding them to a lower hitting percentage than in the first match."
 
The Gray Wolves limited the Cardinals to -.044 hitting on the evening, as Concordia tallied just 17 kills while making 21 errors.  Offensively, Lourdes hit .356 as a team, led by Ave Stout's (Huntertown, Ind./Bishop Luers H.S.) 10 kills on 12 swings for an .833 hitting percentage.
 
"Ave just lit it up tonight," Reitz added.
 
Meghan Birr (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores H.S.) handed out 35 assists, including nine to Stephanie Ruffing (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty H.S.) and eight to Molly Shonk (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley H.S.).  Shonk hit .471 without any errors, while Stef Comte (Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy) did the same, swinging at a .462 clip with seven kills.  Ruffing also had three service aces.
 
Defensively, Angelica Dippold (Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy) recorded 12 digs while Ruffing had 11 more.  Ruffing also was involved in five blocks and Stout had three rejections.
 
Erica den Boer led Concordia (15-14, 2-9 WHAC) with nine kills while Julia Szuba had 12 digs defensively for the Cardinals.
 
Lourdes (18-3, 12-0) remain home on Friday evening as the Gray Wolves host Michigan-Dearborn.  First serve is set for 7 p.m. with Senior Night activities taking place prior to the match.