Volleyball Recap: Mount Notre Dame Falls Short Against Ranked St. Ursula Academy

Mount Notre Dame faced St. Ursula Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Mount Notre Dame took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Ursula Academy. Mount Notre Dame was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced St. Ursula Academy earlier this season, when they won 3-2.

Mount Notre Dame started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18.

Cara Richter paced Mount Notre Dame's offense, picking up 13 kills. Richter got some help from Kendall Hubbard and her 36 assists. Richter was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Emma Frietch had an outrageously good game for St. Ursula Academy as she had 18 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Frietch has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Belle Haas, who had 11 digs.

Mount Notre Dame is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7. As for St. Ursula Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-6.

Mount Notre Dame has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against St. Ursula Academy on the 27th. As for the Bulldogs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Turpin on the 27th.