St. John is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Paul VI. The Cadets lost 3-0 to the Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Paul VI scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 25-21.
Morgan Reeves paced St. John's offense, picking up 11 kills. Reeves got some help from Wynn Eaton and her 17 assists. Gabrielle Deutz and Alexandra Potter kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
St. John's loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for Paul VI, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's will welcome St. Mary's Ryken at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Paul VI, they will be playing in front of their home fans against The Academy of the Holy Cross at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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