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Williamsville North wins three straight sets to beat North Tonawanda

Williamsville North recovered from a 26-24 opening-set loss for a 3-1 road victory Wednesday.

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Williamsville North wins three straight sets to beat North Tonawanda
Recap Girls Volleyball

Overview

  • Williamsville North won 24-26, 25-17, 25-15, 25-14 at North Tonawanda.
  • After dropping the opener, Williamsville North won each of the final three sets by at least eight points.
  • Williamsville North improved to 5-2 overall; North Tonawanda fell to 6-4.
  • Williamsville North stood third in ECIC 1, while North Tonawanda was tied for third in the NFL standings.

Williamsville North answered an opening-set loss with three consecutive set victories to defeat North Tonawanda 3-1 in girls volleyball Wednesday, Sept. 30, at North Tonawanda High School's New Gym.

North Tonawanda took the first set 26-24, but Williamsville North evened the match with a 25-17 win in the second. The visitors followed with a 25-15 third set and closed the match 25-14 in the fourth.

Williamsville North improved to 5-2 overall and stood third in ECIC 1 with a 3-2 division record. North Tonawanda fell to 6-4 overall and was tied with Niagara Wheatfield for third in the NFL standings at 6-3 in division play. The cross-division result left both teams' division records unchanged.

ECIC 1 standings

Through Sept. 30.

Rank Team Overall Division PF PA
1 Lancaster 9-0 4-0 27 6
2 Orchard Park 6-1 3-1 19 8
3 Williamsville North 5-2 3-2 15 9
4 Clarence 3-4 1-3 12 14
5 Frontier 4-6 0-5 15 23

NFL standings

Through Sept. 30.

Rank Team Overall Division PF PA
1 Grand Island 10-2 10-0 33 8
2 Niagara Falls 6-2 6-2 19 10
3 North Tonawanda 6-4 6-3 21 15
3 Niagara Wheatfield 6-3 6-3 20 12
5 Kenmore West 6-5 6-4 21 18
6 Kenmore East 4-8 4-6 17 27
7 Lockport 4-8 3-7 17 26
8 Lewiston-Porter 3-8 1-8 13 25
9 CSAT 0-10 0-9 0 30