Volleyball Recap: Wednesday's Victory Is St. Mary's Fourth in Last Five Outings

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 12:36pm

Volleyball Recap: St. Mary's Knights vs. Cactus Shadows Falcons

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St. Mary hadn't done well against Cactus Shadows recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The St. Mary's Knights walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Cactus Shadows Falcons. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2017.

St. Mary's had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.

When it comes to explaining why Cactus Shadows lost, don't look at Gabby Procopio. Despite the final result, she had 29 digs.

St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Cactus Shadows, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.

St. Mary's will challenge Saguaro at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Saguaro will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something St. Mary's surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cactus Shadows, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against West Point on the 11th.

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