Overview
- Niagara Falls overcame a two-set deficit to defeat Lockport 3-2 on Thursday, Sept. 24.
- Lockport won the opening sets 26-24 and 25-22 before Niagara Falls answered with wins of 26-24, 25-17 and 15-9.
- Niagara Falls finished the match at 6-2 overall and in division play, placing second in the NFL standings through Thursday.
- Lockport fell to 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the division, placing seventh.
Niagara Falls came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Lockport 3-2 in NFL girls volleyball Thursday, Sept. 24, at Lockport High School.
Lockport opened with a 26-24 win in the first set and took the second 25-22 to move within one set of victory. Niagara Falls extended the match with a 26-24 win in the third, then evened the match with a 25-17 fourth-set victory.
Niagara Falls completed the comeback with a 15-9 win in the deciding fifth set. They won the final three sets after dropping the first two on the road.
The victory improved Niagara Falls to 6-2 overall and 6-2 in division play. Niagara Falls stood second in the NFL standings through Thursday, behind Grand Island, which was 8-1 overall and 8-0 in the division.
Lockport fell to 3-7 overall and 2-6 in division play and stood seventh in the NFL.
NFL standings
Through Sept. 24, including this contest:
| Rank | Team | Overall | Division | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Island | 8-1 | 8-0 | 26 | 3 |
| 2 | Niagara Falls | 6-2 | 6-2 | 19 | 10 |
| 3 | Niagara Wheatfield | 5-2 | 5-2 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | North Tonawanda | 5-3 | 5-3 | 17 | 11 |
| 5 | Kenmore West | 5-4 | 5-3 | 17 | 15 |
| 6 | Kenmore East | 3-7 | 3-5 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | Lockport | 3-7 | 2-6 | 14 | 23 |
| 8 | Lewiston-Porter | 3-6 | 1-6 | 12 | 19 |
| 9 | CSAT | 0-9 | 0-8 | 0 | 27 |
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