There's no place like home for Evansville Mater Dei, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Vincennes Lincoln Alices on Thursday as the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Evansville Mater Dei's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-8.
Evansville Mater Dei's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lacy Marx led the charge by getting six digs and two aces. Marx is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Evansville Mater Dei 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 six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Evansville Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Vincennes Lincoln, they dropped their record down to 12-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Evansville Mater Dei will challenge Evansville Bosse at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Vincennes Lincoln, they will face off against Barr-Reeve at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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