On Saturday, Vandebilt Catholic faced St. Mary's Dominican in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Vandebilt Catholic Terriers fell just short of St. Mary's Dominican by a score of 2-1. The Terriers' defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Vandebilt Catholic came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 21-25, 28-26, 19-17.
Neal Grace Berry paced Vandebilt Catholic's offense, picking up 19 kills. Berry got some help from
Mackenzie Hebert and her 18 assists.
Ava Smith controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
St. Mary's Dominican's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Pipitone, who had 18 digs. Pipitone has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rachel Zamjahn, who had seven digs and 16 assists.
Vandebilt Catholic's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-6. As for St. Mary's Dominican, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8 record this season.
Vandebilt Catholic will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Booker T. Washington, where the match is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Vandebilt Catholic is facing Booker T. Washington at the right time seeing as Booker T. Washington is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Mary's Dominican, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Alexandria at 4:30 p.m. St. Mary's Dominican will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
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