Winthrop was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Beverly Panthers. The Vikings were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Winthrop started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-16.
Beverly's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lorelei MacKilligan, who had six digs and five aces. Those five aces gave MacKilligan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Balducci, who had 14 digs.
Winthrop's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Beverly, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Winthrop has already played their next contest (against Triton Regional), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Beverly, they will venture away from home to square off against Danvers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
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