Bartlett’s Sam Buss recognizes that her teammates are always looking to her on the court.

The senior outside hitter is the Hawks’ captain, after all, so whether she’s up front or even in the back row, she has figured out that she’s likely to be getting the ball when it’s crunch time.

“I love knowing that my teammates can rely on me just as much as I rely on them,” Buss said. “When they look at me they’re like, ‘I can trust her to put a ball away.’ It feels amazing.”

Buss received plenty of opportunities to put the ball away Monday night in a 25-23, 22-25, 25-13 nonconference victory at St. Edward in Elgin. Buss led both teams with 16 kills.

Brianna Petrasiunas added 10 kills for Bartlett (10-17), while Danielle Whiteside came up with four. Samantha Pogorzelski led St. Edward (10

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