Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Sarah Ann Mathgies and Abby Woodward Lead Blessed Trinity to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 7:45am

Volleyball Recap: Blessed Trinity Titans vs. St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions

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Blessed Trinity didn't have done well against St. Pius X Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Blessed Trinity Titans skirted past the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Titans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Blessed Trinity who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 20-25, 15-13.

Leading Blessed Trinity to victory were Abby Woodward and Sarah Ann Mathgies. Woodward had ten digs and two aces, while Mathgies had 12 digs. That's the most aces Woodward has posted since back in August.

When it comes to explaining why St. Pius X Catholic lost, don't look at Sofia Ziran. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs and two aces. Ziran has been hot recently, having posted five or more digs the last 18 times she's played.

Blessed Trinity has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for St. Pius X Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.

Blessed Trinity didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss vs. McGill-Toolen on the 6th. St. Pius X Catholic has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Archbishop Hannan on the 6th.

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