It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Paul Catholic can now relate to. They came up short against the Coventry Patriots on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-13.
Vanessa Longo paced St. Paul Catholic's offense, picking up five kills. Longo got some help from
Isabella McCulloch and her 11 assists. Finally,
Abigail Jensen and
Gianna Caramia kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked two attacks.
Leading Coventry to victory were Charlotte Wesoloskie and Brooke White. Wesoloskie had 11 digs and two aces, while White had seven digs. Wesoloskie has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
St. Paul Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to blocks: they averaged an imposing 3.31 blocks in those games compared to only 3.31 in the others. As for Coventry, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
St. Paul Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coventry, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Haddam-Killingworth at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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