With a playoff game on the line, Notre Dame Academy rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Woodward Polar Bears with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Notre Dame Academy took every set by at least 18 points. The final score came out to 25-3, 25-3, 25-7.
Notre Dame Academy had a senior duo take command as Eve Wollenweber had five aces and three digs and Sydney Mechling had six digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Wollenweber a new career-high in aces.
Notre Dame Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.4% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in five consecutive games.
Notre Dame Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14. As for Woodward, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Notre Dame Academy will welcome Springfield at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Woodward does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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