Incarnate Word typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Tivy proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Incarnate Word Shamrocks out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Antlers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tivy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-103), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-25, 16-14.
Tivy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Incarnate Word lost, don't look at CELESTE CARREON. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorena Gomez, who had nine digs, four kills, and 44 assists.
Tivy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-13 record this season. As for Incarnate Word, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-14.
Tivy has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Veterans Memorial on the 22nd. As for Incarnate Word, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Savio on the 22nd.
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