Volleyball Recap: New Castle Comes Up Short

New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Muncie Burris Owls. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Owls earlier this season, when they won 2-1.

New Castle started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 30-28, 15-10.

Elysah Williams paced New Castle's offense, picking up 19 kills. Williams got some help from Megan Luce and her 22 assists. Williams was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Muncie Burris was led to victory by Anna Murray and Anna Howell. Murray had nine digs and two aces, while Howell had three digs and three aces. Those nine digs gave Murray a new career-high.

New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Muncie Burris, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, New Castle will head out to take on Frankton at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Muncie Burris, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against NorthWood on the 4th.