Volleyball Preview: Virginia Episcopal School Bishops vs. New Covenant Gryphons
Virginia Episcopal School has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After both having extra time off, they and the New Covenant Gryphons will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Virginia Episcopal School lost 3-0 to St. Anne's-Belfield on Tuesday.
While Virginia Episcopal School was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. Anne's-Belfield's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, New Covenant made easy work of Chatham Hall on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
New Covenant never let Chatham Hall on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Elizabeth Deneen, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
New Covenant was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Virginia Episcopal School's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for New Covenant, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-2 record this season.
Virginia Episcopal School suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Covenant in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Virginia Episcopal School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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