Volleyball Preview: Soquel Knights vs. Notre Dame Regents
The Soquel Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Notre Dame Regents at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Soquel will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Soquel is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Scotts Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 3-0. The Knights have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 25-13.
Defeat or not, Soquel got some senior leadership from Lily Juarez-Sapone and Gianna Audisio. Juarez-Sapone had six digs and 13 assists, while Audisio had 14 digs. Juarez-Sapone has been hot , having posted 13 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Notre Dame had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Crusaders 3-0.
Notre Dame was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Soquel's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Notre Dame, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Soquel has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Soquel beat Notre Dame 3-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2018. Does Soquel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notre Dame turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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