The Academy of the Holy Cross waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Bishop Ireton Cardinals 3-0. The Tartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: The Academy of the Holy Cross took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-12.
The Academy of the Holy Cross can attribute much of their success to Kate Bickel, who had four aces and ten assists. That's the most aces Bickel has posted since back in September.
The Academy of the Holy Cross couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.3% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Ireton only posted a hitting percentage of -19.6%.
The Academy of the Holy Cross pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Ireton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-17.
The Academy of the Holy Cross has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Elizabeth Seton on the 18th. As for Bishop Ireton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes on the 17th.
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