It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Collegiate can now relate to. They fell just short of the Catholic Crusaders by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Crusaders earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Collegiate couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Catholic a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 31-29, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Clare Aman paced Collegiate's offense, picking up 12 kills. Aman got some help from Makenzie Weiss and her 33 assists.
Among those leading the charge was Tara Gonzelles, who had 20 digs and three aces. She has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played. Lacee Jackson also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Collegiate's loss ended a seven-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9. As for Catholic, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-8.
Collegiate does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Catholic, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Paul VI on the 6th.
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