Dwyer was the 3-1 winner over Cardinal Newman when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Dwyer Panthers fell 3-1 to the Cardinal Newman Crusaders on Wednesday.
Dwyer started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-14, 25-20, 25-22.
When it comes to explaining why Dwyer lost, don’t look at Samantha Homberger. Despite the final result, she had 38 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Payton Lotz, who had ten digs…