Volleyball Recap: Nicole Zotova's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Shelton over Foran + How To Watch

After flying high against Lauralton Hall on Friday, Shelton came back down to earth. The Gaels fell just short of the Foran Lions by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.

While Shelton ultimately came up short, they really made Foran work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-20, 17-25, 22-25, 15-11.

Nicole Zotova

Digs

10/06/25 vs Foran	50
10/03/25 vs Lauralton Hall	20
09/30/25 @ Hamden	18

Several Gaels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nicole Zotova, who had 50 digs and two assists. Zotova has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Wheeler, who had 21 digs and two aces.

Shelton's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Foran, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Shelton is set to challenge their familiar foe Wilbur Cross at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Foran will square off against rival Guilford at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.