Archbishop Williams won the last time they faced St. Mary and things went their way on Thursday too. The Bishops came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans, sneaking past 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Bishops as they're now sitting on four straight.
Archbishop Williams was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 23-25, 15-25, 25-20, 15-12.

Emily Sullivan
| 10/09/25 vs St. Mary's | 10 |
| 10/07/25 vs Cardinal Spellman | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Cathedral | 0 |
| 10/02/25 vs Weymouth | 8 |
| 09/30/25 @ Bishop Fenwick | 5 |
| + 4 more games |
Archbishop Williams' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emily Sullivan, who had ten digs and five aces. That's the most digs Sullivan has posted over her last nine contests. Mia Cartullo was another key player, getting 12 digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Archbishop Williams was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's still got an impressive performance from Vanessa Magloire, who had 34 digs and five aces. Abbey Sousa also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Archbishop Williams' victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for St. Mary's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Archbishop Williams wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Ursuline Academy on the 10th. As for St. Mary's, they will square off against Bishop Stang at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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