If Shade was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rockwood on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop McCort Crushers on Tuesday.
Shade started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16.
Kennedy Landis paced Shade's offense, picking up 15 kills. Landis got some help from Lowen Mincek and her 23 assists. Finally, Landis was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high eight blocks.
Bishop McCort found their leader in sophomore Olivia Urban, who had six digs and two aces. Urban is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in each of the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Lariah Myers was another key player, getting five digs and five aces.
Shade now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Bishop McCort, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Shade didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Forbes Road on the 10th. As for Bishop McCort, they have also already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Penn Cambria on the 16th.
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