If Northwestern Lehigh was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Catasauqua on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southern Lehigh Spartans on Thursday. The loss put an end to the Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Northwestern Lehigh started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 0-25, 25-9, 25-21, 25-17.
Leah Nagle paced Northwestern Lehigh's offense, picking up 11 kills. Nagle got some help from Kayla Schaffer and her 26 assists. Finally, Nagle was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northwestern Lehigh fell to 2-1. As for Southern Lehigh, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Northwestern Lehigh is set to challenge their familiar foe Notre Dame-Green Pond at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh will square off against rival Lehighton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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