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| 10/08/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/26/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/27/22 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 10/07/21 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 10/17/20 - Home | 2-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
St. Thomas More is 8-2 against Dominican since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Cavaliers will look to defend their home court against the Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Thomas More sitting on three straight wins and Dominican on six.
On Thursday, St. Thomas More made easy work of St. Catherine's and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-5.
Brenna Gutowski and Kaylee Kovacovich were among the main playmakers for St. Thomas More as the former had six aces and four assists and the latter had six aces. Those six aces gave Gutowski a new career-high.
They weren't the only good servers: St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Dominican got the win against St. Joseph on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Dominican walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-12, 25-20, 25-20.
St. Thomas More better keep an eye on Sydney Knautz. She was instrumental in Dominican's win, getting 13 digs.
St. Thomas More's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Dominican, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: St. Thomas More has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Dominican struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Thomas More was able to grind out a solid victory over Dominican in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 3-1. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
