Volleyball Preview: Howard Lions vs. Glenelg Gladiators
Howard is 8-2 against Glenelg since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Howard Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Glenelg Gladiators at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Howard comes in on 19 and Glenelg on five.
On Thursday, Howard got the win against Southern by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Howard took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-5, 25-6.
Howard's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Miranda Ball, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Anna Wohnsigl, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Wohnsigl a new career-high in aces.
Howard couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 64.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 40.7%.
Meanwhile, everything went Glenelg's way against Annapolis on Thursday as Glenelg made off with a 3-0 victory.
Glenelg's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Annapolis between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-15.
Howard pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Glenelg, their record now sits at 19-2.
Howard beat Glenelg 3-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Howard repeat their success, or does Glenelg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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