Emily Thornton’s 17 assists against Catholic Tuesday night pushed her past the 3,000 assist mark for her career. The senior captain currently has 3,016 assists for her career. Thornton joins Blair Brendle as the only Alabama Christian players to accomplish this feat.
The Eagles were unable to defeat the Knights on the night, losing in three games, 9-25, 20-25, 18-25. ACA started slowly in the first two games and never recovered and despite the better start in game three could not put together a consistent effort and lost the final game.
Jordan Smithee led the team with eight kills while Mary Hall, Alyson Thornton and Monica Willingham each had five kills.