It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Stephens can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Hickory Red Tornadoes on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for the Indians seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
St. Stephens was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-22.
Julia Gnida paced St. Stephens' offense, picking up 22 kills. Gnida got some help from
Kennedy Blevins and her 21 assists. Gnida also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Isabella Appolonio, racking up two apiece.
Ali Rose went supernova for Hickory, getting 23 digs and two aces. Rose has been hot , having posted 13 or more digs the last six times she's played.
St. Stephens now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Hickory, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
St. Stephens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hickory, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Carson on the 24th.
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