On Tuesday, St. Ursula Academy faced Ursuline Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs' way against the Ursuline Academy Lions as the St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs made off with a 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
St. Ursula Academy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 30-28.
Defeat or not, Ursuline Academy got some senior leadership from Rainey Weidman and Addy Franz. Weidman had 26 digs, while Franz had 13 digs and 26 assists. Franz has been hot recently, having posted 25 or more assists the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyse Smith, who had eight digs.
St. Ursula Academy pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ursuline Academy, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-6.
St. Ursula Academy will head out to face off against Seton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ursuline Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mercy McAuley at 6:30 p.m.
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