ATTLEBORO — There was little that separated Bishop Feehan and Archbishop Williams by the primary two units of their match Monday evening.
The 2 Catholic Central League foes went backwards and forwards, buying and selling blows. But it surely didn’t keep that means as a result of the Shamrocks flipped a swap and fully took issues over.
Feehan dominated the third and fourth units to overwhelm the Bishops and earn a bounce-back 3-1 win (25-27, 26-24, 25-8, 25-9) at McIntyre Gymnasium after dropping its first match of the season final week.
“We had been battling by that, and we responded properly,” Feehan head coach Heidi Bruschi mentioned. “The workforce that I wished to see on the ground got here out within the final two units and actually put their foot on the fuel.”
Feehan (7-1) overcame a six-point deficit within the second set because of the sturdy serving of Brooke Mitchell and stellar play of Caroline Dunn (team-high 16 kills), who completed the stanza off with three straight kills.
Mia Barnes and Shannon Lamorticelli imposed their will over the ultimate two units to spearhead the Shamrocks. Lamorticelli notched seven kills and was a robust net-front presence as Feehan began the third set with a 14-2 run.
Barnes turned up the warmth on Archbishop Williams (4-3) as nicely together with her highly effective exterior hitting. She registered 12 kills, seven of which got here within the third set. Barnes additionally starred serving by delivering six aces, all of which got here within the remaining set and buried the Bishops in an 18-5 gap.
“It was enjoyable,” Barnes mentioned of her efficiency. “I simply had a lot adrenaline getting aces each time.”
Bruschi mentioned: “Mia’s taking part in at a very excessive degree proper now. We couldn’t maintain her off the courtroom if we wished to.”
Archbishop Williams was a part of the gauntlet Feehan is dealing with in the course of its season because the Shamrocks tackle most of the state’s heavy hitters over the following couple of the weeks.
And the win over the Bishops helped get Feehan heading in the right direction with loads of extra challenges upcoming.
“After we constructed the schedule, we talked about it, we need to play the very best groups. We need to battle for it and compete,” Bruschi mentioned. “We’ve fairly the street forward of us however I feel we found out somewhat bit about who we need to be right this moment and I like that.”
