Volleyball Preview: Chaney Cowboys vs. Ursuline Fighting Irish
Chaney is 0-4 against Ursuline since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chaney Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Chaney is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Struthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Ursuline came up short against Cardinal Mooney last Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-23, 27-29, 25-17.
Ursuline's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nia Burney, who had 15 digs, and Maya Manning, who had 35 digs and five aces. Manning is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had eight or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Ursuline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Chaney's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Ursuline, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Chaney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ursuline in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Chaney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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