It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Salle Institute can now relate to. They fell just short of the Schalmont Sabres by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Cadets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Sabres earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Despite the loss, La Salle Institute still got an impressive performance from Alaina Winther, who had 23 digs and four aces.
Leading Schalmont to victory were Ava Mcdonald and Nadia Sawyer. Mcdonald had ten digs and three assists, while Sawyer had 30 kills, 30 digs, three blocks, and two aces. Sawyer is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season.

Cadets
| 11/05/25 vs Schalmont | 2-3 |
| 10/31/25 vs Watervliet | 3-0 |
| 10/23/25 @ Albany Academy | 3-0 |
| 10/21/25 @ Academy of the Holy Names | 3-1 |
| 10/18/25 vs Mekeel Christian Academy | 0-2 |
The loss snapped La Salle Institute's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 19-8-2 record. As for Schalmont, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-10.
La Salle Institute does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Schalmont, they will challenge Ichabod Crane at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps