After flying high against White Oak on Tuesday, New Bern came back down to earth. The Bears lost 3-0 to the D.H. Conley Vikings on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-13.
Louisa Reno paced New Bern's offense, picking up six kills. Reno got some help from Naomi Banks and her 16 assists. Kailyn Shultz controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Paige Money had an outrageously good game for D.H. Conley as she had 18 digs and four aces. Money has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. Marley Vestal also deserves some recognition as she had her first blocks of the season.
New Bern's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for D.H. Conley, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
New Bern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against J.H. Rose on the 7th. As for D.H. Conley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Green Level on the 6th.
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