It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Lafayette can now relate to. They fell just short of the Angola Hornets by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Red Devils' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
West Lafayette took Angola into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-18, 25-12, 22-25, 15-11.
West Lafayette's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Courtney Gretencord, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Audrey Alexander, who had eight kills, eight digs, and five aces. Alexander is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 12 games she's played.
Even though they lost, West 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 seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Leading Angola to victory were Anna Mcclure and Aspen Sutton. Mcclure had 15 digs, while Sutton had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Sutton has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Mady Conrad, who had 11 digs.
West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 25-6. As for Angola, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 30-4.
West Lafayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Angola, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Hammond Bishop Noll at 10:00 a.m. Hammond Bishop Noll will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Angola surely won't give up without a fight.
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