It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pope had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Gainesville Red Elephants. The win was nothing new for the Greyhounds as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Pope got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 31-33, 25-9, 25-21.
Pope's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Amanda Vlkovic, who had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Gainesville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hannah Stewart, who had 14 kills and three digs. Stewart has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Lindsey, who had six digs, a kill, and 36 assists.
Pope's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-5. As for Gainesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 20-15.
Pope will challenge Northgate on Saturday. Gainesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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