On Tuesday, Ursuline Academy faced St. Ursula Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ursuline Academy Lions came up short against the St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs, falling 3-0. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ursuline Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made St. Ursula Academy work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 30-28.
Loss 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 is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 25 or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyse Smith, who had eight digs.
Ursuline Academy's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-6. As for St. Ursula Academy, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Ursuline Academy will welcome Mercy McAuley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Ursula Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Seton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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