It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Winchester can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Needham Rockets on Saturday. The Red & Black's loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
While Winchester ultimately came up short, they really made Needham work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 29-27.
Helen Zhou paced Winchester's offense, picking up 21 kills. Zhou got some help from
Defne Mergen and her 42 assists.
Hazel Lovins and
Margo Kaduson kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Winchester's defeat dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Needham, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
Winchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Needham, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Newton North on the 12th.
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