After flying high against Torrey Pines on Tuesday, Mater Dei came back down to earth. The Monarchs fell 3-1 to the Bishop Gorman Gaels on Thursday. The Monarchs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Gaels apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Bishop Gorman scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19.
Mater Dei lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kalea Lee, who had 29 assists and 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizzy Robinson, who had 25 digs and two aces.
Chloe Lopez went supernova For Bishop Gorman., getting 23 digs and five assists. Those 23 digs gave Lopez a new career-high.
Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Bishop Gorman, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mater Dei didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Punahou on the 19th. As for Bishop Gorman, they have also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Bishop Alemany on the 19th.
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