The St Mary’s Cardinal volleyball team continued their great season at home against the Castlewood Warriors on Monday, October 5th. The Cardinals were strong from the service line all night leading them to a straight-set win by scores of 25-17, 25-14, and 25-15.
The Cardinals opened the match fast with a 4-1 run. The Warriors responded with a 4-1 run of their own to tie the score 5-5. That’s when the Cardinals went on a big run. They went on an 8-1 to take a 13-6 lead. St Mary’s was able to extend that lead all the way to 10 points at 19-9. After the Cardinals led 24-14, the Warriors scored three in a row, but St Mary’s shut down the rally for a 25-17 win.
The second set started a little closer with a 3-2 Cardinal lead. They increased that advantage to 8-4 followed by another big run. St Mary’s outscored Castlewood 8-2 to extend the lead to 16-6. They would continue to roll from there to the 25-14 victory.
The Warriors went on a 7-1 run to start the third set, but St Mary’s didn’t let them hang on to momentum very long. The Cardinals went on a 7-1 run of their own to pull within a point at 8-7. They would continue the spurt and outscore Castlewood 8-2 to take a 15-10 lead. The Warriors got within four points, 17-13, but the Cardinals ended the match with another 8-2 run for a 25-15 win.
