The New Haven Shamrocks will challenge the St. Clair Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Haven came up short against Pacific on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Shamrocks have struggled against the Indians recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-20.
Meanwhile, St. Clair made easy work of St. James on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Clair was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-3, 25-8.
Kaitlynn Van De Wiele had a dynamite game for St. Clair, getting 12 aces and six digs. Van De Wiele is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Clair couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.5% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 35.4%.
New Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8-2. As for St. Clair, their record now sits at 18-10-3.
New Haven suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Clair in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for New Haven, Claire Merseal (who had 39 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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