Notre Dame won the last time they faced Western, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Notre Dame Titans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Western Indians. The win was familiar territory for the Titans who have now won five contests in a row.
Notre Dame wouldn't go down easily and took Western into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 16-25, 15-11.
Notre Dame was led to victory by Aleza Smith and Bella Rush. Smith had 14 digs and three aces, while Rush had 17 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
When it comes to explaining why Western lost, don't look at Aubrey Penwell. Despite the final result, she had ten digs.
Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Western, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 15-9 record.
Notre Dame is on the road again on Wednesday to play Caldwell at 6:00 p.m. Caldwell will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Notre Dame surely won't give up without a fight. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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