It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Norton can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Holy Name Green Wave on Thursday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
While Norton had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18.
Norton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Natalie Martell, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Holy Name found their leader in sophomore Hayden Wells, who had 25 digs and two aces. Wells is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lillian Jurec, who had seven digs and two aces.
Norton's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4. As for Holy Name, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-16.
Norton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holy Name, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Marlington on the 2nd.
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