Defiance loses in five sets at Lawrence Tech

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - For the second day in a row, the Defiance Yellow Jackets held a 2-1 lead but lost in five sets with Saturday's loss (23-25, 30-28, 25-23, 21-25, 5-15) to the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils.

The Blue Devils (17-6, 10-5 WHAC) avenged a loss from earlier in the season when the Yellow Jackets (14-13, 7-8 WHAC) took down LTU in five sets last month.

The first four sets were as close as could be with Lawrence Tech's comeback to fourth to win by four was the largest margin prior to rolling in the fifth to win by 10. The numbers were also even through each set outside the final set. In the fifth, Lawrence Tech was efficient hitting the ball with four kills, three blocks and four aces coupled with five Defiance attacking errors to win the race to 15.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Chaney Brodbeck closed a sensational week with 19 more kills. After 17 on Wednesday and 26 on Friday night, she closed a three-game week with 62 kills for an average of 4.43 kills per set.
• Taylor Craft and Jaelyn Tomoletz each chipped in seven kills each followed by Gabby Rodriguez with six.
• Tomoletz was also impactful in the blocking game with six total blocks.
• Kylie Yoder had a team-high 20 digs defensively.
• Haley Hammer recorded her third straight match with 40 assists or more, racking up 42 in the loss on Saturday.
• The 30-28 score in the second set ws the second-longest set of the season for Defiance, trailing only a 31-29 third set during DC's five-set win over LTU back in September.

UP NEXT
Defiance does not play a midweek game next week and returns to the court with a trip to Cornerstone next Friday. First serve at Mol Arena is at 7 p.m.

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