Mater Dei is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Incarnate Word Academy. The Mater Dei Knights walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights. The win was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won four matches in a row.
Mater Dei walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17.
Leading Mater Dei to victory were Ava Lampe and Abby Kuhl. Lampe had six digs and three aces, while Kuhl had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lampe has posted in her last 13 matchups.
Mater Dei was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Incarnate Word Academy had strong showings from Ally Fuchs, who had 21 digs and two aces, and Audrey Schaeffer, who had 17 digs. Fuchs is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Mater Dei's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Incarnate Word Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mater Dei will welcome Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eureka at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eureka will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Incarnate Word Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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