The Lady Patriots came up short in a marathon, five-set match against a well-coached Villa Joseph Marie squad. The offense was directed by Mia Mettille (18 assists, 8 kills, 5 service aces, 1 dig) and Brynne Vonder Schmalz (20 assists, 5 digs). On the other end of those sets were Regina Mathur (11 kills, 5 digs, 1 service ace), Sophia Schwartz (10 kills), Summer Darling (5 kills) and Ali Minacci (4 kills, 4 blocks, 2 service aces). The defense was led by Arya Haridas (6 digs, 4 assists, 2 service aces) and Carmyn O'Brien (3 digs, 2 service aces). The Lady Patriots kick-off their conference schedule on Thursday at home against North Penn.