With a playoff win on the line, Neumann rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Celtics sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Neumann was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 18-25, 25-16.
Sofia Vargas
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Neumann can attribute much of their success to Sofia Vargas, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Vargas has posted over her last three matches. Priscilla Class was another key player, getting four digs and four aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Neumann was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Evangelical Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reese Pool had five digs and three aces. Pool has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last eight times she's played.
Neumann's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Evangelical Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
Neumann wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Marco Island Academy on the 14th. Evangelical Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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