It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rochester had no problem doing just that on Monday. They put the hurt on the Stoney Creek Cougars with a sharp 3-0 win. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 27-25.
Vivian Campbell paced Rochester's offense, picking up 12 kills. Campbell were helped by
Gracie Ruddle and
Abby He, who contributed 12 assists each. He was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Despite the defeat, Stoney Creek saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaitlyn Gustafson had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gustafson has posted since back in August.
Rochester moved to 20-28-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Stoney Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-20-1.
As of now, neither Rochester nor Stoney Creek have any future games scheduled.
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