It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marquette Catholic can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Southwestern Piasa Birds on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Explorers of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
While Marquette Catholic ultimately came up short, they really made Southwestern work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 27-25.
Marquette Catholic's offense was headlined by
Adira Bunn and
Reese Bechtold, who picked up six kills apiece. They got some help from
Arista Bunn and her 22 assists. Finally,
Karly Davenport kept Marquette Catholic's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Southwestern, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-18.
Marquette Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Southwestern has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Carlinville on the 29th.
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