Notre Dame waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Lincoln Cougars with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Fighting Irish have posted since September 17th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-19.
Notre Dame's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austyn Paugh led the charge by getting 17 digs, nine kills, and seven aces. Paugh has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Besten, who had 22 digs, 16 kills, and a block.
Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Notre Dame's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-6. As for Lincoln, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Notre Dame will venture away from home to face off against Clay-Battelle at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Notre Dame is facing Clay-Battelle at the right time seeing as Clay-Battelle is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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