ROUNDUP: Corcoran, Sacred Heart win a thriller over St. Basil
Erin Corcoran delivered in a big way for Sacred Heart.
The junior had all of the Lions’ kills in the final three sets of a 3-2 Catholic Academies League victory over St. Basil.
The back-and-forth match was decided by scores of 25-19, 22-25, 26-28, 26-24, 15-13.
Corcoran led the charge with 15 kills and six aces. Hannah Martinson dished out 32 assists to go with five aces and 12 digs, while Emily McKenna chipped in with five kills and five blocks for Sacred, which improved to 4-3 overall.
In the Inter-Ac League:
Notre Dame 4, Shipley 0 >> Riley Shaak was in a zone with 22 kills and 17 digs for the Irish (4-2, 1-0).
The individual game scores were 25-19, 25-12 and 25-19. Ciera Hibbs and Grace Clark put home 18 kills each while Christine Covello and Maddie Donaphon had 11 aces apiece for the Irish, who began their pursuit of a fifth consecutive league title.
In the Catholic League:
Cardinal O’Hara 3, Bonner & Prendergast 0 >> Regan Hickey led the way for the Lions (8-1, 4-0) with three kills, three aces and 16 digs and Bridget McGuinn chipped in seven kills, three aces and a block.
Lindsey Fagan was the standout for the Pandas (4-3, 3-2) with six kills, four blocks, seven assists and 10 digs and Sam Lachette contributed five kills, three blocks and eight digs for the Pandas. Abby Lance had nine assists and 10 digs and Sydni Floyd added six blocks in the loss.