Volleyball Recap: Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights vs. St. Dominic Crusaders
St. Dominic typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Incarnate Word Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the St. Dominic Crusaders 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Knights.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Incarnate Word Academy got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10.
Leading Incarnate Word Academy to victory were Ally Fuchs and Audrey Schaeffer. Fuchs had 45 digs and two aces, while Schaeffer had 29 digs and two aces. Fuchs is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 22 games she's played.
Incarnate Word Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
St. Dominic's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mandy Lawson, who had 25 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lawson has posted in her last ten contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Kohmetscher, who had ten digs and four aces.
Incarnate Word Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for St. Dominic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 24-8 record this season.
Incarnate Word Academy has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Lafayette on the 17th. As for St. Dominic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Cor Jesu Academy on the 21st.
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