Mercy lost against Shelton back in October of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tigers fell 3-1 to the Gaels. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mercy couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Shelton a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-30, 25-17, 25-17, 25-20.
Julia Wlaz paced Mercy's offense, picking up nine kills. Wlaz got some help from Charlotte Parker and her 32 assists. Parker was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Shelton was led to victory by Emmy Reilly and Nicole Zotova. Reilly had seven digs, four aces, and two blocks, while Zotova had 12 digs and three aces.
Mercy now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Shelton, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Coming up, Mercy will head out on the road to take on Hamden at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Shelton, they will welcome Staples at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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