It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Reno can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bishop Manogue Miners by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Huskies' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Reno lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 18-16.
Despite the loss, Reno still got an impressive performance from Bhavi Patil, who had 12 digs. Patil has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Bishop Manogue was led to victory by Eva Knudsen and Lily Beckwith. Knudsen had 14 digs, while Beckwith had 19 kills, 13 digs, and five aces. That's the most aces Beckwith has posted since back in September.
Reno's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8. As for Bishop Manogue, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Reno and Bishop Gorman will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Gorman is coming into the game with six straight wins on the road, so Reno will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Bishop Manogue, they will square off against Coronado at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Coronado comes in on 18 and Bishop Manogue on three.
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