On Wednesday, University faced Morgantown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The University Hawks fell 3-1 to the Morgantown Mohigans. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mohigans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
University 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, 25-21, 25-14, 25-12.
Despite the defeat, University saw an underclassman step up: Alexis Oravec had nine digs and 14 assists. Oravec is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
University moved to 24-5-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Morgantown, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 29-5.
University has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Buckhannon-Upshur on the 14th. As for Morgantown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against North Allegheny on the 11th.
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