It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact James Monroe can now relate to. They fell just short of the Buffalo Bison by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Mavericks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
James Monroe was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Buffalo work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 27-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-10.
Even though they lost, James Monroe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive contests.
Buffalo can attribute much of their success to Zoey Hoffman, who had 13 digs, two kills, two aces, and a block. Hoffman has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 105 times she's played.
James Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 41-7-3. As for Buffalo, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 44-8-1.
James Monroe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Buffalo, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Oak Glen on the 12th.
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