Clay-Battelle typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Notre Dame proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees , sneaking past 3-2. For the Fighting Irish, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Cee Bees walked away with the last time they faced one another on October 3rd.
Notre Dame had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-20, 15-13.
Notre Dame's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emily Besten led the charge by getting 23 digs, 13 kills, five aces, and a block. Besten has been hot for a while, having posted six or more kills the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Austyn Paugh, who had 18 digs, eight kills, and four aces.
Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Clay-Battelle, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-13.
Notre Dame has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 23rd. As for Clay-Battelle, they will be taking part in a tournament against Notre Dame at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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