Mustangs End Pack Season in Thriller

The Wolfpack (24-8 overall) finished the season on Thursday night at Downers Grove South falling to the Mustangs in a three sett thriller 23-25, 25-23, 22-25. The Pack left it all on the court as they would not go down gracefully in the third set. Late in game two, Skylar Greene (7 kills, 1 block), was sidelined due a knee injury after a collision with the bleachers but the Pack was not done fighting. Down 19-12 at one point the Pack rallied to down 22-21 before the Mustangs pulled out the win. Leading Ignatius was Ellie Kowalski with 30 digs defensively and Olivia Mack who hit .407 on the night with 13 kills. Audrey Schabes had 24 assists while JJ Haaf sparked the late rally with 3 aces and 5 digs. Mariella Ciaravino continued her amazing season with passing a team leading 2.03 with 11 kills, with 11 digs and 3 blocks. Marin Thaxton closed out her career with 6 kills while hitting .385 on the night as she battled back this season from an ACL tear a year prior. The Pack will celebrate the entire season later in November including three players receiving All-GCAC honors; Mariella Ciaravino, Olivia Mack and Ellie Kowalski while the team was awarded the IHSA Team Academic Award with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.85.