It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pearce had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lamar Vikings with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.
Pearce's got stronger as the match went on, holding Lamar to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-20, 25-15.
Pearce had a senior duo take command as Elle Parisi had nine digs and six aces and Emily Wissner had six digs and 24 assists. The dominant performance gave Parisi a new career-high in aces.
They weren't the only good server: Pearce was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Lamar's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mary Hoeller, who had five digs and four aces. Hoeller has been hot , having also posted 12 or more assists the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Hannah Mcwethy, who had 11 digs.
Pearce is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-9 record this season. As for Lamar, their loss dropped their record down to 20-20.
Pearce has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Hebron on the 7th. Lamar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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