After flying high against Comeaux last Thursday, Lafayette came back down to earth. The Lafayette Lions fell just short of the St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Lafayette actually scored more points across those three sets (58-53), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 12-25, 16-14.
Lafayette's loss came despite strong showings from Sophie Normand and Abby Manson. Normand had four digs and four aces, while Manson had 11 digs. Manson is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lafayette fell to 2-1.
Lafayette didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss vs. Iota on the 14th. As for St. Edmund, they will take on Elton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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