Volleyball Preview: Carson Senators vs. Bishop Manogue Miners
Carson hasn't had much luck against Bishop Manogue recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Carson Senators will welcome the Bishop Manogue Miners at 6:00 p.m.
Carson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spanish Springs, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Carson was ranked tenth). Carson fell just short of Spanish Springs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Carson actually scored more points across those five sets (109-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Mustangs 3-0.
Bishop Manogue was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-10, 25-20.
Bishop Manogue can attribute much of their success to Sofia Jeferian, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jeferian has posted in her last eight matches.
Bishop Manogue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.8.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Bishop Manogue, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Carson came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Manogue in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bishop Manogue's Sam Leiss, who had 21 digs and two aces. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Carson to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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