It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Jolla Country Day can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the University City Centurions on Friday. The Torreys were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Centurions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: University City scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19.
Tatum Epstein paced La Jolla Country Day's offense, picking up 14 kills. Epstein got some help from
Alice Burgett and her 25 assists. Burgett was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
La Jolla Country Day moved to 28-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for University City, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Jolla Country Day will take on Granada Hills Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for University City, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Point Loma at 6:00 p.m. Point Loma is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning University City will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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