If Northwestern Regional was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Housatonic last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highlanders came up short against the Nonnewaug Chiefs on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Highlanders have struggled against the Chiefs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Nonnewaug scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 25-23.
Mya Withee paced Northwestern Regional's offense, picking up five kills. Withee got some help from Josephine Quinto and her eight assists. Quinto was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Nonnewaug can attribute much of their success to Jordan Kovach, who had 14 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Kovach is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Northwestern Regional's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Nonnewaug, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-2.
Coming up, Northwestern Regional will take on Suffield at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nonnewaug, after both having extra time off, they and Gilbert-Northwestern Regional will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:15 p.m. on the 17th.
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