Volleyball Preview: Gilmour Academy Lancers vs. St. Ursula Academy Arrows
The Gilmour Academy Lancers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Ursula Academy Arrows at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gilmour Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbishop Hoban , sneaking past 3-2.
Gilmour Academy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 26-24, 26-24, 31-33, 15-12.
Gilmour Academy can attribute much of their success to Ella Jackson, who had 21 digs, two kills, and two aces, and Aubrey Anders, who had 31 kills and 16 digs. Jackson has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Marlie Davis, who had 16 kills, 16 digs, and two aces.
Meanwhile, St. Ursula Academy waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 12-25, 25-19.
St. Ursula Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Devin Dzienny, who had 21 digs, and Vivian Suhy, who had nine digs and two aces.
St. Ursula Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Gilmour Academy's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for St. Ursula Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.
Gilmour Academy beat St. Ursula Academy 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilmour Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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