The Rebels were up against a very strong Brookline team for their home opener. They started strong in set 1 but then lost steam and many unforced errors allowed Brookline to take the first set. A major momentum shift helped the Rebels pick up the aggressive offense and be more consistent with their serving, resulting in a Walpole set 2 and set 3 win. The Rebels were keeping in the game for set 4, but loss of focus and unforced errors pushed the match to a 5th set. Brookline played aggressive offense, and although the Rebels fought hard, they could not pull ahead to take the set or match. Junior McKenzie Rae was consistent setting, earning 31 assists, and had strong service with 91% and 3 aces. Junior Abby Rae led the offense with 14 kills and her defense was equally strong with 3 block kills and 15 digs. Junior Sawyer King contributed 9 kills while Senior Meghan Koenig and Senior Becca Smith had 5 kills each. Senior Libero Wynter Conlon was worked hard & had 14 digs.