After four games on the road, Ursuline Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Mercy McAuley Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Ursuline Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: St. Ursula Academy, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Ursuline Academy was ranked seventh). Ursuline Academy came up short against St. Ursula Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Ursuline Academy couldn't get the win, but they sure gave St. Ursula Academy a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 30-28.
Defeat or not, Ursuline Academy got some senior leadership from Rainey Weidman and Addy Franz. Weidman had 26 digs, while Franz had 13 digs and 26 assists. Franz is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 25 or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyse Smith, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Mercy McAuley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mount Notre Dame 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Mercy McAuley wouldn't go down easily and took Mount Notre Dame into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 15-12.
Ursuline Academy's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-6. As for Mercy McAuley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-14 record this season.
Ursuline Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Mercy McAuley in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Ursuline Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercy McAuley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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