BIDDEFORD — There will be no volleyball dynasty in Biddeford.

At least not yet.

The Biddeford volleyball team lost out on its bid for back-to-back state championships on Wednesday night, falling 3-1 to Falmouth in the Western Class A quarterfinal game.

The Tigers end their season at 9-6.

The game was the rubber match of a three-game series between the Yachtsmen and Tigers this season. Falmouth won the first match 3-0 on Sept. 9, but Biddeford rallied and beat the Yachtsmen 3-2 in the second match on Oct. 1.

“It feels really good,” Falmouth outside hitter Nicole Rogers said. “Our last game, we had trouble against them, we had to pick up our intensity. But overall, I think we did a great job.”

Down 2-0, the Tigers fought back to win the third game, and nearly tied the game 2-2 before losing the fourth and final game 25-23. The first game of the match went as back forth as it could, until an Emily Seaver smash sealed the first game 25-23 in favor of Falmouth.

The Tigers struggled mightily in the second match, and Falmouth took advantage, particularly on the play of Rogers, who led the Yachtsmen in kills on the evening. Falmouth took the second match by a 25-8 score.

“We should have had that first game, and then we dropped the second,” Biddeford head coach Ruth Shaw said. “I was proud of them coming back and taking the third game, and then the final one, there were some balls that just landed funny. But you’ve got to give credit to (Falmouth’s) middle, they were hitting better than they have all year.”

But Biddeford showed its resilience in the third match. Down 6-1 at the start, the Tigers rallied and tied the game 15-15 before a Katelyn Lebreux kill gave Biddeford a 16-15 lead. Senior co-captain Renee Trottier nailed a block, which sealed the 25-20 win for the Tigers.

Falmouth head coach Gary Powers tried to calm his team down for the fourth and final match.

“I told them that they had to let it go and just relax and play the ball,” Powers said. “They all kept looking at the score, and I told them, ”˜stop looking at the score, just play.’ That’s what you have to do, and we started making stupid mistakes. Someone shagged the ball, and we hit them in the net. Those are the things that I tell them, you’ve got to get those things over, because that takes everybody right down.”

Biddeford once again trailed early in the fourth game, but rallied to tie the game at 9-9, and took a 15-12 lead. But the Yachtsmen came back, and though the Tigers went neck-and-neck the rest of the way, Falmouth pulled out the 25-23 win to seal Biddeford’s fate.

The win was sweet revenge for Falmouth, who lost in the state championship game to the Tigers a year ago. The Yachtsmen will take on No. 1 seed Greely (14-0) in the semifinal game on Saturday.

The game was the final contest for two Biddeford seniors, Trottier and co-captain Brianna Laverriere.

“Renee Trottier is amazing, I could put her anywhere, she does it all,” Shaw said. “She’ll be off playing in college, and she’s a great kid. Bri is a very steady player, just controlled and a great passer.”

Though the Tigers won’t be winning back-to-back titles, Shaw said she is looking forward to next season, as she will have 11 seniors on the roster.

“We’re going to come back,” Shaw said. “This has been a great experience for them, to get into the game and play. I wish Falmouth all the luck in the world, they played hard.”

— Contact Dave Dyer at 282-1535, Ext. 318 or follow him on Twitter @Dave_Dyer.