When Lily Ingve made the varsity for this year, despite Hampshire returning an established core coming off a successful season, she wondered how things would go.

The freshman right-side hitter had to ask a question — how am I going to fit in?

“I was really scared about what I was getting into this year,” Ingve said of joining an established group for the Whip-Purs. “I was worried if I was just going to be on the bench.”

But coach Omar Cortez had a plan for Lily and her sister, Ella , a sophomore setter. The pair have become invaluable contributors for Hampshire and made some big plays Thursday night.

As a matter of fact, Lilly Ingve finished with five kills and came through with a crucial block late in the second game of a 25-21, 25-22 Fox Valley Conference victory at Jacobs.

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