The Lyle-Pacelli volleyball team picked up an important conference win when it swept Schaeffer Academy 25-20, 25-23, 27-25 in Rochester Thursday.

The Athletics had lost to Schaeffer (8-9 overall, 5-6 SEC) in five games earlier this season.

“It was a really good match, Lucy Nelson had crucial kills in game one and Madison Truckenmiller had some big blocks in game two,” LP head coach Lindsay Leif said. “Sarah Holtz had a good night all night.”

Hotlz finished with 21 kills and 17 digs for the Athletics (11-9 overall, 8-3 SEC). Leif said she took a new approach on Thursday and she let her team play through the ups and downs.

“I’m trying this new strategy where I don’t call timeouts and they were able to keep our momentum,” she said. “It was a total, collective team effort.”

LP stats: Strouf, 24-for-24 SR, 13 digs, 10-for-10 serving, 2 aces, 4 kills; Sarah Holtz, 21 kills, 17 digs, 9-for-9 serving; Madison Truckenmiller, 10 kills, 10 digs; Courtney Watler, 26 set assists, 11 kills, 3 digs; Brooke Watler, 10 set assists, 5 digs, 2 ace serves; Lucy Nelson, 12 digs, 6 kills, 15-for-16 serving; Faith King, 12 serve receives, 8 digs