It was a proper cat-fight when Ursuline Academy duked it out withLoveland on Monday. The Ursuline Academy Lions narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Loveland Tigers 3-2. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Ursuline Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Loveland into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-17, 13-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Ursuline Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addy Franz, who had 19 digs and 46 assists. Franz has been hot recently, having posted 25 or more assists the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyse Smith, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Ursuline Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Loveland, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4.
Ursuline Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-2 win against St. Henry on the 8th. Loveland has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Winton Woods on the 8th.
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