Prairie Ridge never trailed in the first set against Fox Valley Conference leader Hampshire .

When the Wolves needed to turn it on in the second set, they had no trouble finishing.

Prairie Ridge came alive and scored the match’s last six points to knock off Hampshire 25-18, 25-21 on Thursday in Crystal Lake, handing the Whip-Purs their first FVC loss and forcing a two-way tie atop the conference standings with six matches to go.

“After losing the first time to them and coming back to win in two sets, it’s a big boost for the rest of our season,” said junior libero Tegan Vrbancic, who had 13 digs and one kill. “We went into today like, ‘We want this. We’re going to do this together.’

“I just think everybody had the same mindset going in.”

The Wolves (16-2, 11-1 FVC) jumped ahead in

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