Clay is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Notre Dame is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Panthers will welcome the Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Clay faced off against Glenwood on Tuesday. The Panthers blew past the Tigers 3-0.
One reason for the win was Clay's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 29-27, 25-13, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame made easy work of St. Joseph Central on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Notre Dame was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-2, 25-4.
Clay better focus on containing Lyndsey Schaefer and Bella Rush as the pair were huge in Notre Dame's win. Schaefer had 17 assists and five aces, while Rush had eight aces. Schaefer has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 26 times she's played.
Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Clay, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Clay might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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