If Memorial was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of McKinley last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Memorial Red Devils fell just short of the Wellington Dukes by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. While the Red Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Dukes 25-23 in the first set.
Memorial started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Wellington was led to victory by Lauren Vannatter and Ella Postlethwait. Vannatter had eight digs and two aces, while Postlethwait had 15 digs. That's the most aces Vannatter has posted in her last eight games.
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Wellington, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wellington, they will take on Columbia at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wellington is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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