St. Mary's Dominican faced Archbishop Hannan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Mary's Dominican fell just short of Archbishop Hannan by a score of 2-1. The loss was St. Mary's Dominican's first of the season.
St. Mary's Dominican actually scored more points across those three sets (59-57), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Mallie Mahoney paced St. Mary's Dominican's offense, picking up ten kills. Mahoney got some help from Molly Baker and her 26 assists. Baker was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Archbishop Hannan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marley Bankston, who had nine digs and one assist. Avery K Lewis also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Mary's Dominican fell to 7-1. As for Archbishop Hannan, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
St. Mary's Dominican didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Catholic - N.I. on the 20th. As for Archbishop Hannan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Teurlings Catholic on the 20th.
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