It was a good run, but Saint Mary unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Albany Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Saint Mary's took Albany into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 22-25, 17-15.
Saint Mary's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sofia Seiden, who had ten digs and four aces, and Lucia Parsons, who had six digs. The dominant performance gave Seiden a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Saint Mary's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Saint Mary's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Albany, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Saint Mary's will take on Hercules at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saint Mary's is facing Hercules at the right time seeing as Hercules is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Albany, they will challenge Salesian College Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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