Manchester entered their contest against Whitko on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Squires fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Squires were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Manchester actually scored more points across those five sets (108-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22, 16-14.
Lacy Trump paced Manchester's offense, picking up 12 kills. Trump got some help from Sophie Cumberland and her 27 assists. Marysa Stroud controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Manchester's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 15-3. As for Whitko, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6.
Looking ahead, Manchester will square off against Rochester at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Whitko, they will face off against Kouts at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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