Highland and Hamilton squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Highland had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Hamilton Huskies by a score of 3-2. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Hamilton scored at least nine points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 15-9.
Lila Ellsworth paced Highland's offense, picking up 20 kills. Ellsworth got some help from
Taiah Campbell and her 19 assists. Campbell was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Highland's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 31-10. As for Hamilton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 24-15 record this season.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hamilton has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against O'Connor on the 12th.
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