Mercy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Shelton Gaels. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gaels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on September 4th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19.
Sofia Blanco paced Mercy's offense, picking up seven kills. Blanco got some help from Charlotte Parker and her 32 assists. Parker was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shelton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Sollenne, who had seven digs and three aces. Sollenne has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Avery Wheeler, who had nine digs and three aces.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Shelton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-6.
Mercy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against North Haven on the 27th. As for Shelton, they will head out to take on Hillhouse at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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