Volleyball Recap: Rhode Island School for the Deaf Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Marie Philip

Rhode Island School for the Deaf is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Marie Philip. Rhode Island School for the Deaf came up short against Marie Philip, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Marie Philip this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss last Friday.

While Rhode Island School for the Deaf was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-12.

Marie Philip found their leader in freshman Leticia Lazo-Reyes, who had nine aces and five digs.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Marie Philip, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf will challenge American School for the Deaf at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marie Philip, they will take on Stoneleigh-Burnham at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.