Volleyball Recap: Samantha Diaz's Big Game Can't Quite Lead San Antonio Memorial over Saint Mary's Hall

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 8:25am

Volleyball Recap: San Antonio Memorial Minutemen vs. Saint Mary's Hall Barons

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After flying high against KIPP University Prep last Tuesday, San Antonio Memorial came back down to earth. The San Antonio Memorial Minutemen lost 3-0 to the Saint Mary's Hall Barons on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Minutemen of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-14.

Several Minutemen players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Samantha Diaz, who had four kills, two blocks, and two aces. Those two blocks gave Diaz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Siriya Jimenez, who had ten digs.

Breanna Benavides had an outrageously good game for Saint Mary's Hall as she had 36 digs and three aces. Benavides is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 15 games she's played.

San Antonio Memorial dropped their record down to 7-20 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Saint Mary's Hall, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.

San Antonio Memorial has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against La Vernia on the 1st. As for Saint Mary's Hall, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against St. Joseph Academy on the 28th.

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