It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Joseph can now relate to. They came up short against the East Lyme Vikings on Thursday, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Cadets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in October.
St. Joseph may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 15 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, St. Joseph saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gina Coppola had 12 digs. Coppola has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
With the loss, St. Joseph broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-11. As for East Lyme, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Lyme, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Wethersfield at 6:00 p.m.
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