There's no place like home for Nauset Regional, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Nantucket Whalers on Monday. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Whalers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Nauset Regional was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-100), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Olivia Richards was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 34 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Nauset Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
Defeat or not, Nantucket got some senior leadership from Viktoria Todorova and Magdalis Gonzalez. Todorova had 20 digs and a kill, while Gonzalez had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gonzalez has posted in her last seven games.
Nauset Regional's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. As for Nantucket, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Nauset Regional will venture away from home to challenge Falmouth at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Nantucket, they will take on Dennis-Yarmouth Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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