Seniors Mackenzie Krzus and Addi Samolinski arrived at St. Francis as sophomore transfers from different high schools.

Thanks to being volleyball teammates, they met during the preseason and formed a strong bond immediately.

“It’s one of those friendships where you just click,” Krzus said. “I think it would have taken longer to have met each other (in school), but I think we would have been (friends) even without volleyball.”

The seniors now are co-captains helping the Spartans to another strong season, this time in Class 4A. St. Francis (22-12) is the No. 4 seed in the Glenbard West Sectional.

Samolinski (team-high 270 digs) is the returning libero. Krzus (132 kills, team-high 182 assists) has increased her offensive contributions as a primary attacker/setter after being a right-sid

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