Notre Dame unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Cougars on Wednesday. While the Fighting Irish didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-14 in the first set.
Notre Dame started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20.
Piper Fryer
| 08/20/25 vs Lincoln | 23 |
| 10/29/24 vs Trinity Christian | 17 |
| 10/29/24 vs Madonna | 23 |
| 10/28/24 @ Clay-Battelle | 19 |
| 10/23/24 vs Trinity Christian | 17 |
| + 2 more games |
Notre Dame lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Piper Fryer, who had 17 digs, seven kills, and five aces. She has been hot, having also posted 17 or more assists the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophie Gum, who had 24 digs, eight kills, five aces, and one block.
Coming up, Notre Dame will be playing at home against Heritage Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lincoln, they will head out to challenge Robert C. Byrd at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Cougars' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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