One night after sweeping Elyria Catholic at home, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin volleyball went the distance with the Panthers on the road Tuesday before falling in five sets.

Elyria Catholic prevailed 27-25, 13-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-11 in the North Coast Conference match.

The Lions nearly grabbed the opening set before Elyria Catholic escaped with a 27-25 win. NDCL responded emphatically in the second, evening the match with a 25-13 victory.

After the Panthers took the third 25-17, the Lions again answered. NDCL earned a 25-23 fourth-set victory to force the deciding fifth before Elyria Catholic closed the match 15-11.

Mia Moissis led the NDCL attack with a season-high 20 kills while adding 18 digs, four aces and an assist.

Madeline Rand contributed 11 kills and 17 digs, while Frankie Brkic and Audra Smith recorded nine kills apiece. Julie Janosy added eight kills and six digs.

Ryley Murphy directed a productive Lions offense with 58 assists, along with five digs, two aces and a kill.

Defensively, Sam Wheeler anchored the back row with a match-high 35 digs and three assists. Kendall Sminchak provided five blocks to go with four kills and three digs.

The result gave the teams a split of their back-to-back conference matches after NDCL won Monday's meeting in straight sets.