Volleyball Recap: La Jolla Country Day Comes Up Short

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, La Jolla Country Day couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They came up short against the Cathedral Catholic Dons on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Torreys in their meetings with the Dons: they've now lost three in a row.

La Jolla Country Day was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.

Tatum Epstein paced La Jolla Country Day's offense, picking up 14 kills. Epstein got some help from Alice Burgett and her 27 assists. Calin Schneider controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.

Cathedral Catholic found their leader in freshman Baylee Wilson, who had eight digs and two assists.

La Jolla Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 26-10. As for Cathedral Catholic, they pushed their record up to 28-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

La Jolla Country Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Bishop Montgomery on the 11th. As for Cathedral Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Torrey Pines on the 8th.