The Ursuline Academy Lions will head out to challenge the St. Ursula Academy Arrows at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Ursuline Academy is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Ursuline Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Seton, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Ursuline Academy was ranked eighth). Ursuline Academy had just enough and edged Seton out 3-2 on Thursday.
Ursuline Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (98-94), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-17, 25-20, 17-25, 15-11.
It was another big night for Addy Franz, who had seven digs, two kills, and two kills. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 30 or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Rainey Weidman, who had 22 digs.
Meanwhile, St. Ursula Academy suffered their biggest loss since November 10, 2023 on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Mercy. The Arrows' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
St. Ursula Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-15, 29-27.
St. Ursula Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Devin Dzienny, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Ursuline Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for St. Ursula Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Ursuline Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Ursula Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline Academy took their victory against St. Ursula Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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