Mercy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Conestoga Cougars. If the Monarchs were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Cougars when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Mercy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Conestoga work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-27, 27-25, 25-21.
Stella Cox paced Mercy's offense, picking up five kills. Cox got some help from Kara Kennedy and her seven assists. Marly Mills controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Conestoga, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Mercy has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Wahoo on the 20th. As for Conestoga, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Bancroft-Rosalie on the 20th.
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