Vandebilt Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday St. Mary's Dominican proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Vandebilt Catholic Terriers. Winning may never get old, but St. Mary's Dominican sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
St. Mary's Dominican had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 28-26, 19-17.
St. Mary's Dominican got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lauren Pipitone out in front who had 18 digs. Pipitone is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Zamjahn, who had seven digs and 16 assists.
When it comes to explaining why Vandebilt Catholic lost, don't look at Mackenzie Hebert. Despite the final result, she had four digs and 18 assists.
St. Mary's Dominican pushed their record up to 31-8 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Vandebilt Catholic, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-6.
St. Mary's Dominican and Vandebilt Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. St. Mary's Dominican (ranked sixth) will meet Alexandria (ranked 108th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Vandebilt Catholic will face off against Booker T. Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 176 places (8 vs. 184).
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