St. Edmund had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lafayette Lions on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. This was payback for the Fighting Blue Jays, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
St. Edmund was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (58-53), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 12-25, 16-14.
Lafayette's loss came despite strong showings from Sophie Normand and Abby Manson. Normand had four digs and four aces, while Manson had 11 digs. Manson is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lafayette fell to 2-1.
St. Edmund will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Elton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lafayette, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat vs. Iota on the 14th.
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