It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nease can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bartram Trail Bears on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 last Thursday.
Nease started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-16, 25-21, 25-23.
Sophia Hayes paced Nease's offense, picking up 14 kills. Hayes were helped by Ari Ryan and Elina Mesic, who contributed 16 assists each. Ryan and Mesic didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with three apiece.
Nease dropped their record down to 7-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bartram Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Nease does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bartram Trail, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Fletcher on the 14th.
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