It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakota West can now relate to. They fell just short of the Fairfield Indians by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Firebirds of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 10th.
Lakota West took Fairfield into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Lakota West's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brookelyn Humphrey, who had 33 digs. Humphrey is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played. Seerat Kaur was another key player, getting four digs and 18 assists.
Even though they lost, Lakota West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Fairfield was led to victory by Kendall Kupper and Rose Rodriguez. Kupper had 26 digs and three aces, while Rodriguez had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted in her last seven matchups.
Lakota West has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Fairfield, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Lakota West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairfield, they will challenge Seton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Seton will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Fairfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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