It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tippecanoe Valley can now relate to. They came up short against the West Noble Chargers on Saturday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Vikings have suffered since September 13th.
Betty Shepherd paced Tippecanoe Valley's offense, picking up seven kills. Shepherd were helped by Kinley Crabb and Lillian Dunbar, who contributed seven assists each. Crabb was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Leading West Noble to victory were Kailyn Slone and Addyson Burns. Slone had eight digs and two aces, while Burns had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Burns has posted over her last 12 matches.
Vikings
| 10/18/25 vs West Noble | 0-3 |
| 10/08/25 @ Manchester | 3-2 |
| 10/06/25 @ Rochester | 3-0 |
| 10/02/25 @ LaVille | 3-0 |
| 09/27/25 vs Leo | 1-2 |
Tippecanoe Valley moved to 13-17 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for West Noble, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-2.
Tippecanoe Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Noble, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against NorthWood on the 18th.
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