Melrose hosted the top club in Massachusetts and the Newton North Tigers left with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-15 victory.
Coach Scott Celli retooled the lineup in face of injury, moving Leah Fowke outside from setter, Alex Homan to setter, and inserting Anna Burns in Alex's DS spot. With the duration of Carol Higonenq's recovery unknown, it was a calculated risk. It worked to a degree, but North's "intentional" SMASH hitting and powerful serve game gave Melrose problems.
North converted many of those serves into free balls and their dynamic hitters turned many into winners.
The loss drops Melrose to 17-3.
Melrose Notes:
In the MIAA Power Rankings earlier today, Melrose clocked in at #10. However, Newton's high power ranking likely raises Melrose to #9 with its first round opponent TBA between Milford and Woburn.
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