Stephanie Nihan finished with 9 kills and 4 blocks as Dracut beat Billerica, 3-2, Wednesday in a Merrimack Valley Conference girls volleyball match.
Girls volleyball
Elsewhere, Notre Dame Academy stayed unbeaten.
Dracut 3
Billerica 2
Hannah Fox notched 8 kills, 3 blocks and 4 service points while helping the Middies outlast Billerica, 17-25, 26-24, 25-18, 17-25, 17-15.
Erin Burgoyne added 5 kills and 2 blocks for Dracut (5-8).
Megan Silva had 21 digs and 10 service points, while Kaleigh Bishop chipped in with 25 digs and 7 service points.
Emily Ramirez did a nice job setting.
Westford Academy 3
Boston Latin 1
After dropping the first game (25-20), WA strung together wins of 25-11, 25-13 and 25-18.
Leading the way for the Grey Ghosts (9-5) were Ashley Geary (8 kills), Amanda Brooks (17 kills, 14 blocks), Lauren Katz (41 assists) and Brianna Mills (6 aces).
Westford will host rival Acton-Boxboro on Friday (5:30 p.m.) as a benefit for Coaches for Cancer. All donations will go towards cancer research.
Notre Dame 3
Greater Lowell 0
Notre Dame Academy kept up its perfect season with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-12) victory. Jordan Blazak led the way with 10 aces, 14 service points, 1 block and 17 assists. Also helping out were Christine King with 7 aces, 10 service points, 2 kills and 12 digs, and Justine McPartlan with 6 aces, 9 service points, 6 kills and 2 blocks.
In the losing
Chelmsford 3
Lowell 0
The Lions improved to 9-5 overall with a 3-0 win (25-11, 25-15, 25-15) behind the strong play from senior Lauren Silverman who had 9 kills, sophomore Michelle Jaquint who had 5 kills and senior setter Gweyn DeFilippo who had 13 service points and 5 assists. Also playing well were Katrina Rega, Erin O'Keefe and Lauren Thyer.
Lowell (3-13) played well as a team throughout the match.
Wilmington 3
Watertown 0
Sophomore Hannah Brown stepped into a new role and provided a big spark for the Wildcats as she ended the night with 7 kills, 3 blocks and 5 digs as a middle hitter. Wilmington swept the Middlesex League match 25-15, 25-20 and 26-24 to improve to 4-12 on the season.
On Monday, the Wildcats will face Tewksbury in a fundraising event for the Susan B. Komen Foundation. The JV game will begin at 4 p.m. with the varsity game to follow around 5:15 p.m.
Milford 3
Pelham 0
Kelsey Grimard was a force for Pelham (4-11) in this New Hampshire Division 2 match, finishing with 15 digs, 5 assists, 13 service points, 6 aces and 2 kills.


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