It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mercy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Bowling Green Purples with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Jaguars who have now won eight matches in a row.
Mercy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 30-28.
Mady Yaden paced Mercy's offense, picking up ten kills. Yaden got some help from
Maia Marin and her 22 assists.
Alli Riegling controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-14 record this season. As for Bowling Green, with the loss, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 34-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mercy beat Bowling Green by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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