It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Catherine can now relate to. They came up short against the Bishop O'Connell Knights on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Saints' defeat signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
St. Catherine's was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15, 25-14.
Ada Huntington paced St. Catherine's offense, picking up eight kills. Huntington got some help from
Fielding Croft and her 17 assists. Croft also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Bailey Loving, racking up two apiece.
Bishop O'Connell was led to victory by Macie Murray and Hannah Kotb. Murray had 13 digs, three aces, and a block, while Kotb had 20 digs. Murray has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
St. Catherine's loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 23-5. As for Bishop O'Connell, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4-2 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bishop O'Connell beat St. Catherine's by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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