St. Dominic faced Marquette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Crusaders lost 3-0 to the Mustangs. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
St. Dominic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marquette work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-15, 25-19.
Maria Nettler paced St. Dominic's offense, picking up seven kills. Nettler got some help from Charlotte Bland and her 24 assists. Bland also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Addison Burroughs, each putting up three.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Dominic and nudges their season record down to 21-8-2. As for Marquette, they now have a winning record of 16-15.
St. Dominic has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Incarnate Word Academy on the 17th. As for Marquette, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Jackson on the 14th.
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