It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Santa Fe Catholic had no problem doing just that on Monday. They put the hurt on New Dimensions with a sharp 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
While Santa Fe Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-7, 25-23.
Leading Santa Fe Catholic to victory were Payten Donnelly and Ansley Lausell. Donnelly had 15 digs and four aces, while Lausell had eight digs, six kills, and four aces. Lausell has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridget Walsh, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Santa Fe Catholic 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 five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Santa Fe Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for New Dimensions, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Santa Fe Catholic has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Tampa Bay HEAT on the 15th. New Dimensions does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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