Lafayette extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Liberty. They skirted past the Liberty Blue Jays 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Lancers who have now won five games in a row.
Lafayette was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-27, 21-25, 25-17, 17-15.
Lafayette can attribute much of their success to Megan Muschick, who had 17 digs.
Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only served four.
Liberty lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ella Anderson, who had 31 digs. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Huyser, who had 18 digs.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season. As for Liberty, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 28-7.
Lafayette has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Ozark on the 7th. As for Liberty, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Howell on the 7th.
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