Ursuline Academy's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Mount Notre Dame 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against Mount Notre Dame two weeks ago, they had to take a 3-2 loss.
Ursuline Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-106), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 17-25, 20-25, 25-21, 19-17.
Kelsey Green continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 48 assists and 22 digs. Those 22 digs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Higgins, who had 21 digs and two assists.
Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Mount Notre Dame lost, don't look at Addy Wolfer. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Zielinski, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Lions
| 09/18/25 vs Mount Notre Dame | 3-2 |
| 09/09/25 vs Mercy McAuley | 3-0 |
| 09/06/25 vs Bishop Fenwick | 3-2 |
| 11/07/24 vs Bishop Watterson | 3-0 |
| 11/02/24 vs Turpin | 3-1 |
| + 5 more games |
Ursuline Academy's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Mount Notre Dame, with the defeat, they broke their four-match winning streak and moved their record to 8-4.
Ursuline Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Badin on the 20th. As for Mount Notre Dame, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Loveland on the 20th.
