It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bishop O'Connell had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Bishop O'Connell who have now won five matches in a row.
Bishop O'Connell was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-11, 25-17.
Bishop O'Connell had a senior duo take command as Avery Prendergast had five digs, three aces, and two kills and Hannah Kotb had 12 digs and six aces. Prendergast has been hot for a while, having also posted 14 or more assists the last 25 times she's played. Teodora Stamenkovic was another key player, getting ten kills and a block.
Bishop O'Connell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Bishop O'Connell is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 23-4-2 record this season. As for St. Mary's Ryken, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Bishop O'Connell will play host again on Thursday to welcome St. John's, where the match is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. St. John's is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Bishop O'Connell will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. St. Mary's Ryken does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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