There's no place like home for Saint Mary, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Albany Cougars 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Saint Mary's who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 22-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-6.
Saint Mary's was led to victory by Lucia Parsons and Gabriella Martinez. Parsons had five digs and three aces, while Martinez had 13 digs. The dominant performance also gave Parsons a new career-high in aces.
Saint Mary's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Albany, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
Saint Mary's will head out on the road to square off against Berkeley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Albany, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Novato at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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