Volleyball Recap: Liberty Lions vs. Heritage Patriots
Liberty lost against Heritage back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Liberty Lions lost 3-0 to the Heritage Patriots. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Liberty ultimately came up short, they really made Heritage work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-7, 25-17.
Brooklyn Gamez paced Liberty's offense, picking up 11 kills. Gamez got some help from
Maggie Lind and her 12 assists.
Camy De La Chevrotiere was a one-man wrecking crew for Heritage as she had four aces and three digs. With that strong performance, De La Chevrotiere is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elina Buganan Cook, who had four digs and three aces.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Heritage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-14.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Liberty will head out to take on Roseland University Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roseland University Prep is coming into the game with nine straight victories at home, so Liberty will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. After both having extra time off, Heritage and Cardinal Newman will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Newman will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight.
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