It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the Morris Lady Redskins volleyball team, and the struggles continued on Thursday night when Morris took on the La Salle-Peru Lady Cavaliers in a Northern Illinois Big 12 crossover matchup. After taking the first game by a score of 25-19, Morris dropped its next two games 25-16 and 25-23 and took another disheartening loss at home.

Morris showed no signs of typical Corn Festival-distress in the early going as they jumped out to a smothering lead in the first game. Senior outside hitter Marcela Toups gave the Redskins an early boost with a block and a kill that gave Morris a 6-2 lead. Toups would finish her night with four kills, three aces, and 10 digs.

Coming out of a La Salle-Peru timeout, Morris went right back to work as junior middle blocker Taylor Vandenberg crushed a kill that gave Morris a 12-5 lead. It was one of six kills for Vandenberg on the night.