On a night where neither team played their best volleyball, Notre Dame found enough of a good rhythm to outlast Boyd Buchannon.
The first set was a back and forth affair until Riley McCormick went on a 6 point service run that was highlighted by two of her six aces on the night and a big kill by Senior middle Regan Wolf. The 25-15 set win was just an appetizer for the next two sets.
Set two was close throughout.
No team had more than a 3 point lead and there were 8 lead changes. McCormick again was on the serving line at the crucial moment, a 24-24 tie. Two service points later and Notre Dame had a 26-24 set win. Set 3 was again tight, but not either team's best volleyball. Notre Dame missed nine serves in the set. The difference this time was Boyd's Calla Brady, whose 4 point service run gave her team a 26-24 win.
The final set was the antithesis of the previous two. Notre Dame got off to a quick start and used a 5 point service run by Madeline Solis and a 6 point run by Maggie Clotfelter to close out the match 25-9.
Notre Dame has a week off and will return to action next Thursday at Collegedale Academy.
Lady Irish Stats:
Mary Fillauer 34 assists, 10 digs, 7 kills, 2 ace
Regan Wolf 13 kills, 2.5 blocks, 3 digs
Lindsay Burns, 2 kills, 1 blocks, 17 digs, 8 aces
Riley McCormick 21 digs, 4 aces, 2 assists
Maggie Fillauer 9 kills, 16 digs,1 block, 4 aces
Madeline Solis 19 digs, 1 ace
Sam Crisp 4 kills, 2 dig
Sam Brown 8 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 block
Maggie Clotfelter 1 assists,