Volleyball Preview: Torrey Pines Falcons vs. Mater Dei Monarchs
Torrey Pines and Mater Dei are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Torrey Pines Falcons will head out to take on the Mater Dei Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Torrey Pines heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They came up short against Cathedral Catholic, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Dons: they've now lost nine in a row.
While Torrey Pines was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Torrey Pines' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophia Wu, who had 13 digs, and Jaycee Mack, who had 14 kills, nine digs, and two blocks. Mack has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more kills the last four times she's played.
On Saturday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the court. Mater Dei blew past Sierra Canyon 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Monarchs sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-20.
Mater Dei can attribute much of their success to Sam Capinpin, who had nine digs and four aces, and Kayla Ostovar, who had 18 digs. That's the most aces Capinpin has posted since back in October.
Mater Dei was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Mater Dei is on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 25 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 35-4 record this season. As for Torrey Pines, they moved to 28-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Torrey Pines was able to grind out a solid victory over Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Torrey Pines since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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