Mount St. Mary waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Bishop Kelley Comets with a sharp 3-0 victory. For the Rockets, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Comets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mount St. Mary took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-10, 25-9.
Mount St. Mary's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenleigh Booth, who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Booth a new career-high in aces.
Mount St. Mary was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve more than ten aces.
Bishop Kelley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Milee Jackson, who had 13 digs, and Kyia Wade, who had five digs. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Mount St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Bishop Kelley, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Mount St. Mary didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory vs. Fayetteville on the 7th. Bishop Kelley has also already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Stillwater on the 7th.
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