Rochester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Rochester was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-12.
Vivian Campbell paced Rochester's offense, picking up 12 kills. Campbell got some help from
Abby He and her 14 assists.
Notre Dame Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Allison Pilot out in front who had six digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Pilot a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Eby, who had three digs and 15 assists.
Rochester's defeat dropped their record down to 24-31-5. As for Notre Dame Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 36-11-5 record this season.
Rochester will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stoney Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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