Paige Alessi taps the ball up for a teammate to send over the net. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk)
Prior to Monday’s match, coach Megan Johnson was asked what her Shoreham-Wading River girls volleyball team needed to do in order to reach the playoffs.
Her answer: Win all three of its remaining matches.
Oh, that’s all.
Considering that Islip and Bayport-Blue Point, two of the tougher teams in Suffolk County League V, were on the schedule for two of those matches, that was a tall order.
Now, following Monday’s contest in Shoreham, the Wildcats’ playoff chances are nil. Hard-swinging Jacqueline Bryant and Islip’s virtually automatic-return defense saw to that.
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