The writing was literally on the wall for Oak Lawn’s Maryam Hussein .

Every day in practice or during home matches in the Spartans’ gym, the senior outside hitter sees the program mark of 303 kills by Kate Dillon in 2021 that’s listed on the school’s record board.

“I came into this season trying to beat our school record,” said Hussein, who had totaled just 266 kills overall in her first three years on the varsity. “I had my mind on that goal.”

It was a pretty lofty goal too, but before the calendar turned from September to October this season, Hussein crushed that standard. She entered the week with 324 kills for Oak Lawn (18-5).

The Spartans have eight regular-season matches remaining. Hussein is averaging 6.6 kills a game, meaning she could be headed into 450 territory and more

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