Upper Arlington and Olentangy Liberty squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Upper Arlington had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Patriots. The Golden Bears were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Olentangy Liberty scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22.
Asha Chaudhari
| 10/23/25 vs Olentangy Liberty | 18 |
| 10/21/25 vs Lincoln | 17 |
| 10/09/25 @ Hilliard Davidson | 14 |
| 10/07/25 vs Dublin Coffman | 13 |
Upper Arlington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Asha Chaudhari, who had 18 digs and two aces, and Ellie Ness, who had five digs and three aces. Chaudhari has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played. Ava Montgomery also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Kylie Oehler had a dynamite game For Olentangy Liberty., getting 21 digs and two aces.
Upper Arlington's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Olentangy Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Upper Arlington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olentangy Liberty, after both having extra time off, they and Dublin Jerome will shake off the rust and duke it out at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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