Quincy Notre Dame waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They had just enough and edged the Mater Dei Knights out 2-1. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Quincy Notre Dame who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 16-25, 15-11.
Lauren Hummel paced Quincy Notre Dame's offense, picking up nine kills. Hummel got some help from
Annie Eaton and her 26 assists.
Despite the defeat, Mater Dei saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ava Lampe had nine digs.
Quincy Notre Dame's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-2. As for Mater Dei, they moved to 30-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Quincy Notre Dame has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Lincoln on the 26th. As for Mater Dei, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Macomb on the 26th.
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