It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wellington can now relate to. They fell just short of the Roosevelt Roughriders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Wellington sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-11.
Tegan McIntyre paced Wellington's offense, picking up 17 kills. McIntyre got some help from
Maggie Hawkins and her 43 assists.
Autumn Jones-McCulloch controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Roosevelt's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aliana Hernandez, who had 23 digs and two aces. Hernandez has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Biggs, who had 13 digs.
Wellington's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Roosevelt, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Mead the next time they take the court. Wellington will head out to face Mead at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Roosevelt will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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