It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Upper Merion Area can now relate to. They fell just short of the Liberty Hurricanes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2022.
Upper Merion Area actually scored more points across those five sets (113-110), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 22-25, 27-25, 18-25, 15-12.
Valeria Paneto and Raven Albrecht certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Paneto had 20 digs, while Albrecht had 19 digs, three kills, and 70 assists. Albrecht is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 56 games she's played dating back to last season.
Liberty was led to victory by Ava Panik and Abigail Schessler. Panik had ten digs and two aces, while Schessler had 20 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Panik has posted since back in October.
Upper Merion Area is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 23-7. As for Liberty, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9-5.
As of now, neither Upper Merion Area nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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