After a string of three wins, Lincoln North Star's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Omaha Westside Warriors by a score of 3-2. The Navigators have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Lincoln North Star started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-31, 25-27, 25-18, 25-19, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Lincoln North Star still got an impressive performance from Ivanna Ramos Berrios, who had nine digs and three aces. Another player making a difference was Alexis Parde, who had five aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Lincoln North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Jane Kubat had a dynamite game for Omaha Westside, getting 20 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Kubat has posted in her last seven contests.
Lincoln North Star's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Omaha Westside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Lincoln North Star is on the road again on Tuesday to play Lincoln Southwest. Lincoln Southwest is coming into the match with seven straight losses at home, meaning Lincoln North Star will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Omaha Westside, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win vs. Papillion-LaVista on the 27th.
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