It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lourdes can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Roncalli Jets on Thursday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Roncalli scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-17.
Anika Leitch paced Lourdes' offense, picking up ten kills. Leitch got some help from Celia Ralofsky and her 17 assists. Leitch was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Roncalli was led to victory by Elise Culligan and Erin Panosh. Culligan had 12 digs, while Panosh had 26 digs and two aces. Those 12 digs gave Culligan a new career-high.
Lourdes' defeat dropped their record down to 21-15. As for Roncalli, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
Lourdes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roncalli, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Montello on the 25th.
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