Volleyball Preview: Woodlands Academy Wildcats vs. Chicago University Maroons
The Woodlands Academy Wildcats will challenge the Chicago University Maroons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodlands Academy will be strutting in after a win while Chicago University will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Woodlands Academy earned a 2-0 victory over North Chicago.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Woodlands Academy was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-13.
Woodlands Academy can attribute much of their success to Dyana Santoyo, who had eight aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Woodlands Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chicago University didn't have quite enough to beat Trinity on Monday and fell 2-1. The Maroons haven't had much luck with the Blazers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Chicago University sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 26-24.
Chicago University's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zora Peek Taylor, who had 19 digs, and Karis Lee, who had three digs and 24 assists. The last time Lee's hitting percentage was this high was back in August of 2023.
Woodlands Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Chicago University, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Woodlands Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Chicago University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Woodlands Academy came up short against Chicago University in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Woodlands Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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