Coming off back-to-back losses, Dixon knew it wouldn’t be easy to clinch the Big Northern Conference crown Tuesday night.

But a huge rally to close the opening set led to more consistency in the second as the Duchesses defeated host Winnebago 25-22, 25-18 to claim the title outright as the lone one-loss team in the league.

“It feels great,” senior Presley Lappin said. “I feel like we really came out hot at the beginning of the season, and then these past couple conference games have been kind of a struggle for us; I think it’s been hard for us to keep our momentum.

“But I’m really happy that we pulled through and did it. I think everybody played their part, and I’m really proud of my team, I think that we deserve this.”

Dixon (21-9, 8-1 BNC) won the championship by a game over Rockfo

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