Hilliard Bradley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Shamrocks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Hilliard Bradley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Dublin Coffman work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 14-25, 31-29, 25-15.
Abby Stenger paced Hilliard Bradley's offense, picking up 13 kills. Stenger got some help from Gracyn Bleyle and her 21 assists. Stenger also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Veronica Hess, each putting up two.
Dublin Coffman found their leader in sophomore Milena Brennan, who had 16 digs and six assists. Brennan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Hilliard Bradley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Dublin Coffman, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Hilliard Bradley will face off against Dublin Jerome at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Dublin Coffman, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Marysville at 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd.
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