Through the first few weeks of the current season in which they competed in the tough Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, the St. Mary's Ryken High School volleyball team was humbled frequently in setbacks against three of the top four teams in the conference.

But St. Mary's Ryken (5-8 overall, 0-5 in the WCAC) partly righted its ship by going 5-3 in the Arundel Tournament, then appeared well on its way to its first WCAC victory when taking a two-games-to-none lead over host Elizabeth Seton High School of Prince George's County on Sep. 28. But the Knights failed to close out that match and eventually fell to the Roadrunners 25-14, 25-17, 16-26, 12-25 and 11-15.

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