Volleyball Game Preview: St. Mary's Ryken Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 1:12am

Volleyball Preview: St. Mary's Ryken Knights vs. Elizabeth Seton

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St. Mary's Ryken is 8-2 against Elizabeth Seton since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will take on Elizabeth Seton at 6:00 p.m. St. Mary's Ryken is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

St. Mary's Ryken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bishop O'Connell, who was ranked first at the time (St. Mary's Ryken was ranked 16th). St. Mary's Ryken came up short against Bishop O'Connell on Monday, falling 3-0. The match marked the first time this season in which St. Mary's Ryken was not able to get on the board.

After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-10, 25-9.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Seton lost 3-0 to St. John's on Monday. Elizabeth Seton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-19.

The defeat snapped St. Mary's Ryken's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Elizabeth Seton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.

St. Mary's Ryken came up short against Elizabeth Seton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can St. Mary's Ryken avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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