Laconia and Aquinas squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Laconia had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Aquinas Blugolds by a score of 3-2. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Laconia actually scored more points across those five sets (101-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 15-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Addison Mccauley paced Laconia's offense, picking up 15 kills. Mccauley got some help from
Mariska Kees and her 43 assists. Kees also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Tierney Madigan, racking up two apiece.
Aquinas had a senior duo take command as Josephine Lawton had 14 digs, a kill, and 48 assists and Tessa Miskowski had 21 digs. Lawton is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 27 games she's played.
Laconia's loss dropped their record down to 27-3. As for Aquinas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
Laconia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Aquinas and Bonduel will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Aquinas comes in on ten and Bonduel on 16.
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