It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marist can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Pace Academy Knights on Saturday. The War Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their 25-game winning streak.
Marist 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 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.
Caroline Short paced Marist's offense, picking up 14 kills. Short got some help from
Sofia Dawson and her 43 assists. Dawson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pace Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Britton Mcgurn, who had 16 digs and 25 assists. Mcgurn is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played. Gabby Emch was another key player, getting 19 digs and two aces.
Marist's loss dropped their record down to 31-4. As for Pace Academy, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 42-6.
Marist does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Pace Academy and Cartersville will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Pace Academy is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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