Cathedral lost against Mt. Vernon back in August of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Marauders by a score of 3-2. While the Fighting Irish didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Marauders 25-19 in the first set.
Cathedral actually scored more points across those five sets (106-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Hayden Mandsager paced Cathedral's offense, picking up 13 kills. Mandsager got some help from Mia Stubbs and her 35 assists. Stubbs also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Caroline Hanchar, racking up three apiece.
Aubry Dowling had an outrageously good game for Mt. Vernon as she had 28 digs and two aces. What's more, Dowling posted four assists, the most she's had since back in September of 2024.
Fighting Irish
| 08/18/25 @ Mt. Vernon | 2-3 |
| 08/16/25 vs Southwood | 2-0 |
| 08/16/25 vs Harrison | 2-0 |
| 08/16/25 vs North Central | 2-0 |
| 08/16/25 vs Chesterton | 1-2 |
Cathedral moved to 3-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Cathedral has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Brownsburg on the 20th. As for Mt. Vernon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Noblesville on the 20th.
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