SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- The Notre Dame Falcons lost their fourth match in a row on Friday night, dropping a 3-1 decision to Davis & Elkins. (Box)

The Falcons (2-11) have now lost four in a row, and are left searching for their first win in two weeks, while the Senators (1-9) snapped a 12-game slide, which dated back to November of last season. 

The two teams played an exciting first set, which went down to the wire.  The Senators and Falcons were tied at 17, when D&E scored three straight points to take a lead which they would not surrender. NDC did rally, down 24-19, they scored four consecutive points, but still came up short. 

The start to the second set was similar to the first, with the Senators scoring the first four points, and they never trailed.  The Falcons would get as close as two, and did so on a number of occasions, but with D&E ahead, 13-11, the Senators scored five out of the next seven points to take a commanding lead. 

Notre Dame kept the match alive with a 25-16 victory in the third set.  While the Senators kept it close for the first half of the set, NDC put it away with an incredible, 11-3 run.  The Falcons had a slim, 14-13 advantage, when they turned it on and began the aforementioned run. 

The fourth and final set was a back and forth battle at the beginning, with neither side leading by more than two, until D&E took a 16-13 advantage.  The Falcons were not able to get much closer than that the rest of the way, and fell, 25-20. 

Magenta Tygret and Brianne Schmansky paced the Falcons with 10 kills apiece.  Chandler Mass added 35 assists led NDC with 21 digs on the evening as well.  Angela Bush had a big night defensively, with seven solo blocks, while Kelsey Swords, Brittany Perrott and Erica Crawford added 14, 11, and 10 kills respectively.

The Falcons are back at it again on Tuesday, Sept. 25, when they play host to Central State at Murphy Gymnasium.  The contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.