Scotus unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 3-1 to the Kearney Catholic Stars on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the Shamrocks' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Scotus 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 17-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-19.
Kearney Catholic had a senior duo take command as Liv Mandernach had six digs and two aces and Lainey Murphy had seven digs and four aces. Mandernach is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in each of the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Scotus didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Concordia on the 2nd. As for Kearney Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Aquinas on the 30th.
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