The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Coventry Comets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Coventry took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Vincent-St. Mary, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, St. Vincent-St. Mary earned a 3-1 win over Cardinal Mooney.
The final score came out to 25-2, 17-25, 25-17, 25-8.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kennedy Brophy, who had 22 digs. Brophy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Kim, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Vincent-St. Mary was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Coventry didn't have quite enough to beat Field on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Coventry wouldn't go down easily and took Field into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-13, 21-25, 18-16.
Coventry might have lost, but man, Kayla Kantorowski was a machine: she had 44 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Moritz, who had four digs and 13 assists.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's record is now 10-8. As for Coventry, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: St. Vincent-St. Mary has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Coventry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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