On Friday, Mater Dei faced Quincy Notre Dame in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mater Dei Knights fell just short of the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders by a score of 2-1. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mater Dei sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Mater Dei saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ava Lampe had nine digs.
Mater Dei moved to 30-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Quincy Notre Dame, they are on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-2 record this season.
Mater Dei has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Macomb on the 26th. As for Quincy Notre Dame, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Lincoln on the 26th.
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