Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Imani Cole and Hayley Lucero Lead Albuquerque to Victory

By Team Reports Oct 30, 2024, 12:19pm

Volleyball Recap: Albuquerque Bulldogs vs. Rio Grande Ravens

Albuquerque won the last time they faced Rio Grande, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Albuquerque Bulldogs came out on top against the Rio Grande Ravens by a score of 3-1.

The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18.

Albuquerque was led to victory by Hayley Lucero and Imani Cole. Lucero had 14 digs and four aces, while Cole had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Lucero a new career-high in aces.

Albuquerque 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 seven aces in six consecutive games.

Albuquerque is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Rio Grande, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.

Albuquerque didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against West Mesa on the 29th. Rio Grande has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Del Norte on the 26th.

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