If Black River was feeling good  fresh off their  3-0 takedown of Oberlin on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pirates fell just short of the Columbia Raiders by a score of  3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup  3-1  back in August.
 While Black River ultimately came up short, they really made  Columbia work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 26-24, 25-18, 23-25,  15-11.

 Kate Dieter
| 09/18/25 @ Columbia | 3 | 
| 09/16/25 @ Oberlin | 5 | 
| 09/15/25 @ New London | 4 | 
| 09/11/25 vs Brookside | 2 | 
| 09/09/25 vs Firelands | 2 | 
 Despite the loss, Black River still got an impressive performance from   Kate Dieter, who  had ten  digs and three  aces. Dieter has been hot, having  posted two or more  aces the last five times she's  played.
Black River's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 7-7 with the  victory, which was their fourth straight  at home.
 We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Black River will  face off against  rival Keystone  at 6:30  p.m.  on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Columbia is set to  take on  their familiar foe Wellington  at 6:30  p.m.  on Tuesday.
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