Volleyball Preview: Nevada Union Miners vs. Carondelet Cougars
The Nevada Union Miners will face off against the Carondelet Cougars at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Nevada Union is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Roseville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Miners have suffered since September 24th.
While Nevada Union ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Nevada Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Carondelet duked it out withDougherty Valley on Thursday. Everything went Carondelet's way against Dougherty Valley as Carondelet made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-9, 25-12.
Carondelet can attribute much of their success to Sophia Hylen, who had ten digs, and Madeline Lopoz, who had two aces and ten assists. That's the most aces Lopoz has posted since back in September.
Nevada Union's loss dropped their record down to 12-20. As for Carondelet, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Nevada Union has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Carondelet struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nevada Union beat Carondelet 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Will Nevada Union repeat their success, or does Carondelet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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