It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Austin Catholic can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinal Mooney Catholic Cardinals on Thursday. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Austin Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-20.
Austin Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josie Boutorwick, who had 21 digs, and Molly Coppens, who had 16 digs, three kills, and 16 assists. Coppens has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Austin Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 16-13-1. As for Cardinal Mooney Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 12-17-1.
As of now, neither Austin Catholic nor Cardinal Mooney Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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