If Ursuline Academy was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fontbonne Academy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bears lost 3-0 to the Arlington Catholic Cougars on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Ursuline Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Arlington Catholic work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 26-14.
Lauren Kelley paced Ursuline Academy's offense, picking up seven kills. Kelley got some help from Angela Coughlin and her five assists.
Arlington Catholic was led to victory by Maddie Giesta and Annie Driscoll. Giesta had 12 digs and one block, while Driscoll had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Driscoll has posted since back in September.
Ursuline Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Arlington Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Ursuline Academy has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Cardinal Spellman on the 3rd. As for Arlington Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Boston Latin on the 3rd.
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