St. Thomas Aquinas is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Notre Dame Academy. The Raiders fell just short of the Pandas by a score of 2-1. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pandas apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2019.
St. Thomas Aquinas started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 15-4.
Isabella Sangha paced St. Thomas Aquinas' offense, picking up eight kills. Sangha got some help from Sydney Guerrier and her 11 assists. Emmi Merhi controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Notre Dame Academy found their leader in freshman Elise Grout, who had 13 digs and two assists. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for Grout.
St. Thomas Aquinas' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Notre Dame Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
St. Thomas Aquinas has already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Trinity Catholic on the 30th. As for Notre Dame Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Houston on the 30th.
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