Volleyball Recap: Wilcox-Hildreth's Losing Streak Snapped at Eight Games

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 10:56am

Volleyball Recap: Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons vs. Harvard Cardinals

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Wilcox-Hildreth had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Harvard Cardinals on Tuesday. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wilcox-Hildreth was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12.

Wilcox-Hildreth's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Madison Bunger led the charge by getting four aces and two kills. Those four aces gave Bunger a new career-high.

Wilcox-Hildreth's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Harvard, they are on a 38-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.

Wilcox-Hildreth will venture away from home to take on Amherst at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Harvard, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 victory vs. Elba on the 1st.

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