It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Albany can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Providence Pioneers on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 28-26, 25-22.
Even though they lost, New Albany 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 seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Providence was led to victory by Riley Tucker and Jayda Kempf. Tucker had four aces and 14 assists, while Kempf had five digs and 22 assists. That's the most aces Tucker has posted since back in September.
New Albany's loss dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Providence, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-17.
New Albany does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Providence has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Floyd Central on the 19th.
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