Volleyball Preview: Nebraska Lutheran Knights vs. Harvard Cardinals
Nebraska Lutheran and Harvard are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Nebraska Lutheran Knights are on the road again on Thursday to play the Harvard Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Nebraska Lutheran and Lawrence-Nelson met for a duel on Tuesday where Nebraska Lutheran had to take the L. Nebraska Lutheran took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lawrence-Nelson.
While Nebraska Lutheran had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Harvard came into Tuesday's contest having lost 38 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elba last Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1.
Harvard was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (66-62), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Nebraska Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Harvard, their victory ended a 23-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-18.
Nebraska Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Harvard when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nebraska Lutheran since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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