If Nekoosa was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Assumption on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Papermakers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ripon Tigers on Thursday.
Nekoosa 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, 25-23, 25-12, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Nekoosa had strong showings from McKenzie Woodard, who had 16 digs and three assists, and Kalli Cassel, who had nine kills and eight digs.
Nekoosa's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Ripon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-15.
Nekoosa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Ellsworth on the 4th. Ripon has also already played their next match (against South Milwaukee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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