After losing to San Mateo the last time they met, Notre Dame decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Notre Dame Regents walked away with a 2-0 win over the San Mateo Bearcats on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Regents.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Notre Dame took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-8.
Notre Dame got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayali Alina out in front who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Alina a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Gonzalez Bailey, who had three digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for San Mateo, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-24.
Notre Dame has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Piedmont Hills on the 12th. As for San Mateo, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Wilcox on the 12th.
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