Volleyball Recap: Wednesday's Defeat Ends Roosevelt's Winning Streak

Roosevelt suffered their biggest loss since November 1, 2023 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Mount Academy Eagles, falling 3-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Presidents were not able to get on the board.

Roosevelt was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-16.

Sanaiya Whitted paced Roosevelt's offense, picking up ten kills. Whitted got some help from Kiera Bove and her 20 assists. Finally, Emily Conniff kept Roosevelt's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mount Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rayann Bazeley, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bazeley has posted in her last ten games. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Swinger, who had nine digs.

The defeat snapped Roosevelt's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 17-3 record. As for Mount Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 30-5-4.

Roosevelt didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Valley Central on the 7th. As for Mount Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Burke Catholic on the 7th.

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