Volleyball Recap: Ursuline Academy Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 21, 2024, 12:01pm

Volleyball Recap: Ursuline Academy Bears vs. Bellingham Blackhawks

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ursuline Academy can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Bellingham Blackhawks on Saturday. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Blackhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Ursuline Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-23.

Even though they lost, Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellingham only served nine.

Bellingham's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sophia Soto, who had 14 digs and two aces. Jacobi Houston was another key player, getting five digs and two aces.

Ursuline Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Bellingham, their win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.

Ursuline Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Bellingham has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Millbury on the 13th.

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