WELLSBORO — Troy lost to Wellsboro in the most heartbreaking fashion, going up 2-0 but then fall 3-2 in NTL volleyball action Thursday.

It ends their 4-game win streak, and they finish the season 1-win shy of making districts.

"Seems like this is always how things are with Wellsboro and us," said Troy coach Abby Herman-Deitrick. "The girls played their absolute hearts out tonight. Every single one of them left everything they had out on that court. In five set games tensions are always high but our girls stay calm and collected but just didn’t finish on top this time. Their teamwork tonight was through the roof and the best I have seen out of them."

In the loss Troy added two more milestones, with Alexa Lawrence getting 500 digs, and Nya Watson finishing the season with 500 assists.

Troy won the first two sets 25-23 and 25-18, but Wellsboro rallied for the next two, 25-21, and 26-24. 

In the deciding set it was the Hornets, 15-11.

Alexa Lawrence had 15 kills, two assists, 18 digs, and a block for Troy as Haidyn Watson notched 15 kills, two assists, one ace, 13 digs, and a block.

Bella Wood notched eight kills, three digs, and a block, as Alli Bailey had 35 digs, three kills, and two assists.

Nya Watson finished with 46 assists, 15 digs, and two kills, while Evelyn Schonher had six kills, one assist, five digs, and a block.

Gracie Brown added seven kills, one ace, two digs, and two blocks, as Liana Lyon finished with 11 digs. Maeleigh Deitrick chipped in with four digs and two aces.

Wellsboro won the JV match, 25-7 and 25-13.

Addy Theodorakos had three kills, and three digs, for Troy as Mya Monro notched one kill, one ace, and five digs.

Kelsey Estep had a kill with Leah Machmer and Alexis Cayer adding five digs apiece.

Mya McClure had four assists, two aces, and three digs, as Gracie Feldmeier chipped in with four digs.

Addy Brown, Grace DiPetta, Jazmyn Frisbie, Georgina Hineman, and Sarah Caudill all had a dig.

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