Madonna entered their tilt with Notre Dame on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a score of 3-1. For the Blue Dons, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Fighting Irish walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2017.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 16-25, 25-19.
Madonna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Notre Dame only served 12.
Notre Dame's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emily Besten, who had 27 digs, nine kills, two aces, and a block. Besten is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Austyn Paugh, who had 21 digs, eight kills, and three aces.
Madonna has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11-1 record this season. As for Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 24-8.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Trinity Christian the next time they take the court. Notre Dame will head out to face Trinity Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Madonna will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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