It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Mary can now relate to. They came up short against the Simla Cubs on Sunday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered since September 26th.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-8, 25-13.
Allison Montague paced St. Mary's offense, picking up four kills. Montague got some help from
Leah Flanigan and her seven assists. Finally,
Anna Collins kept St. Mary's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Leading Simla to victory were Meadow Nusbaum and Ava Leininger. Nusbaum had five digs and 37 assists, while Leininger had nine digs and three aces. Nusbaum has been hot for a while, having posted 19 or more assists the last 53 times she's played.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Simla, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 24-1.
St. Mary's wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Ignacio on the 10th. Simla does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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