Volleyball Preview: Poynette Pumas vs. Nekoosa Papermakers
The Poynette Pumas's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Nekoosa Papermakers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On October 10th, Poynette came up short against Baraboo and fell 2-0.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Baraboo scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nekoosa had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Papermakers.
Nekoosa found their leader in sophomore McKenzie Woodard, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Woodard has posted since back in September.
Woodard wasn't the only good server: Nekoosa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Poynette dropped their record down to 11-16 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Nekoosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season.
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