The Albany Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Saint Mary's Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Albany will be strutting in after a win while Saint Mary's will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Albany made easy work of El Cerrito and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Gauchos recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
One reason for the win was Albany's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak last Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of University.
Saint Mary's was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made University work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Saint Mary's saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lucia Parsons had eight digs and two assists.
Saint Mary's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Albany, their victory bumped their record up to 18-16.
Albany came up short against Saint Mary's in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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