Volleyball Recap: Exeter Comes Up Short

If Exeter was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Selma on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Monarchs fell just short of the Kerman Lions by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on October 2nd.

The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Kerman scored at least 13 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13.

Kerman found their leader in freshman Alicia Valle, who had ten digs and two aces. Valle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last three games she's played. Brianna Mitchikoff also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.

Exeter's defeat dropped their record down to 9-23. As for Kerman, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-8.

Exeter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kerman, they will take on Hanford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.