Volleyball Recap: Walled Lake Northern Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2024, 1:23pm

Volleyball Recap: Walled Lake Northern Knights vs. Novi Wildcats

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Walled Lake Northern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Novi Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2017.

The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14.

Zoe Hill paced Walled Lake Northern's offense, picking up three kills. Hill were helped by Ava Mencotti and Jordan Kaplan, who contributed three assists each. Mencotti was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.

Novi found their leader in freshman Kaitlyn Koceski, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Koceski has posted since back in October.

Walled Lake Northern's defeat dropped their record down to 11-17-2. As for Novi, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-11.

Walled Lake Northern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Lake Orion on the 2nd. Novi has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Lakeland on the 2nd.

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