On Tuesday, Lafayette faced Regents in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lafayette Commodores fell just short of the Regents Lions by a score of 3-2. The Commodores were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Lafayette took Regents into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 28-26, 25-16, 24-26, 15-6.
Linton Case was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 12 digs and two aces.
Lafayette's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10. As for Regents, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Lafayette will host West Point at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lafayette is facing West Point at the right time seeing as West Point is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Regents, they will face off against Ingomar at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ingomar is coming into the match with 13 straight victories at home, so Regents will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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