Volleyball Recap: Tri Comes Up Short Despite Ava Houchins' Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 8:30am

Volleyball Recap: Tri Titans vs. Northeastern Knights

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Tri was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northeastern Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Titans of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.

Tri started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 27-25.

Despite the loss, Tri still got an impressive performance from Ava Houchins, who had 22 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Houchins has posted since back in October of 2023.

Tri's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Northeastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.

Tri will venture away from home to take on Winchester Community at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winchester Community is coming into the match with nine straight losses at home, meaning Tri will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Northeastern, they will challenge Cambridge City Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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