After a string of six wins, Normal Community's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Normal University Pioneers by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Ironmen in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now lost three in a row.
Normal Community started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Emma Jean Lehnen, who had 13 digs.
Normal Community's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4. As for Normal University, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bloomington the next time they take the court. Normal University will head out to face Bloomington at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while Normal Community will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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