Volleyball Preview: Convent of the Sacred Heart Cubs vs. Lick-Wilmerding Tigers
Convent of the Sacred Heart has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
Convent of the Sacred Heart will head out to face Lick-Wilmerding after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Convent of the Sacred Heart lost 3-0 to University. The Cubs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Convent of the Sacred Heart was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-10, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding hadn't done well against Urban recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lick-Wilmerding won by a set and slipped past Urban 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Lick-Wilmerding took Urban into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-13, 25-14, 17-25, 15-6.
Lick-Wilmerding found their leader in underclassman Nolan Ocampo, who had 15 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Ocampo has posted in her last nine matches.
Lick-Wilmerding was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Convent of the Sacred Heart's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-3. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Convent of the Sacred Heart took their victory against Lick-Wilmerding in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Convent of the Sacred Heart 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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