After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Normangee, Somerville was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hempstead Bobcats. This was a revenge game for the Yeguas: when they faced off against the Bobcats last Saturday, they had to take a 2-1 loss.
Somerville was especially dominant in the third set. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19.

Rhyan Ricci
08/29/25 @ Hempstead | 5 |
08/26/25 @ Normangee | 4 |
08/23/25 vs Non Varsity Tournament Opponent | 1 |
08/23/25 vs Hempstead | 4 |
08/22/25 @ International Leadership of Texas Aggieland | 5 |
Somerville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rhyan Ricci out in front who had seven aces and five digs. That's the most digs Ricci has posted over her last five games. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Flencher, who had 21 assists and five digs.
They weren't the only good server: Somerville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Somerville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Hempstead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Somerville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Aggieland HomeSchool on the 2nd. Hempstead has also already played their next matchup (against North Zulch), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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