After a string of 25 wins dating back to last season, Georgetown Day's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Bullis Bulldogs. The match marked the Mighty Hoppers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Georgetown Day started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-20.
Defeat or not, Georgetown Day got some senior leadership from Leia Levine and Shiraz Benyoucef. Levine had four aces and three digs, while Benyoucef had ten digs. The dominant performance gave Levine a new career-high in aces.
They weren't the only good server: Georgetown Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bullis only served nine.
Leading Bullis to victory were Megan Phan and Nia Thomas. Phan had ten digs, six aces, and three kills, while Thomas had 12 digs. Phan has been hot for a while, having also posted 16 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Georgetown Day fell to 22-1. As for Bullis, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
As of now, neither Georgetown Day nor Bullis have any future games scheduled.
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