Volleyball Recap: Mercy Bears vs. Half Moon Bay Cougars
Mercy won the last time they faced Half Moon Bay, and things went their way on Monday too. The Mercy Bears were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Half Moon Bay Cougars. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Mercy walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
Mercy was led to victory by Clare O'Brien and Lana Trehan. O'Brien had four aces and three digs, while Trehan had five digs and 20 assists. That's the most aces O'Brien has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Carbone, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Half Moon Bay only served five.
Despite the loss, Half Moon Bay still got an impressive performance from Kate Billington, who had 15 digs.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Half Moon Bay, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Mercy will challenge Menlo School at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mercy is facing Menlo School at the right time seeing as Menlo School is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Half Moon Bay, they will face off against South San Francisco at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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