Ursuline Academy hasn't had much luck against Notre Dame Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ursuline Academy Bears' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Notre Dame Academy Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Ursuline Academy made easy work of Maimonides and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ursuline Academy was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-13.
Ursuline Academy can attribute much of their success to Isabella Borgonzi, who had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces Borgonzi has posted in her last ten contests.
Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Methuen on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16.
Olivia Mainvielle was the offensive standout of the game as she had 13 digs and three aces.
Ursuline Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. As for Notre Dame Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Ursuline Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ursuline Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Notre Dame Academy in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Notre Dame Academy's Ava Orlando, who had 14 digs and four aces. Now that Ursuline Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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