Clay-Battelle typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Notre Dame proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees. The Fighting Irish have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cee Bees, too.
Notre Dame took Clay-Battelle into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-17, 13-25, 25-16, 15-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Notre Dame to victory, but perhaps none more so than Austyn Paugh, who had 27 digs, 11 kills, and five aces. Paugh has been hot , having posted five or more kills the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Piper Fryer, who had 24 digs, 16 kills, and six aces.
Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Clay-Battelle still got an impressive performance from Maggie Lemley, who had seven digs.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 24-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Clay-Battelle, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-14.
Notre Dame has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Madonna on the 29th. As for Clay-Battelle, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Cameron on the 28th.
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