Volleyball Preview: Westminster Wolves vs. Bear Creek Bears
The Westminster Wolves will take on the Bear Creek Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Westminster's way against Boulder as Westminster made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Westminster took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lions.
Bear Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-15.
Bear Creek found their leader in underclassman Berkeley Williams, who had four aces and three digs.
Bear Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Westminster pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bear Creek, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Westminster has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Bear Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westminster was able to grind out a solid win over Bear Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 3-1. Does Westminster have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bear Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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