The Coventry Comets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Coventry didn't have quite enough to beat Field and fell 3-2.
Coventry wouldn't go down easily and took Field into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-13, 21-25, 18-16.
Coventry might have lost, but man, Kayla Kantorowski was a machine: she had 44 digs. Kantorowski is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Moritz, who had four digs and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary entered their tilt with Cardinal Mooney on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals.
The final score came out to 25-2, 17-25, 25-17, 25-8.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kennedy Brophy led the charge by getting 22 digs. Ella Kim was another key player, getting 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Vincent-St. Mary was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Coventry has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their record is now 10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Coventry has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Vincent-St. Mary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Coventry skirted past St. Vincent-St. Mary 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August of 2019. Will Coventry repeat their success, or does St. Vincent-St. Mary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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