It was a good run, but Notre Dame unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Trinity Christian Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Fighting Irish of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Notre Dame started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20.
Notre Dame's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austyn Paugh, who had 19 digs, 14 kills, and 23 assists. Paugh is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Besten, who had 25 digs and 14 kills.
Lainey Jackson was a one-man wrecking crew for Trinity Christian as she had 28 digs.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Trinity Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-11-1 record this season.
Notre Dame will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Clay-Battelle at 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame is facing Clay-Battelle at the right time seeing as Clay-Battelle is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Trinity Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
