Volleyball Game Preview: O'Connor Panthers vs. Marshall Rams

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 10:38pm

Volleyball Preview: O'Connor Panthers vs. Marshall Rams

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O'Connor is 10-0 against Marshall since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The O'Connor Panthers will face off against the Marshall Rams at 7:00 p.m. O'Connor will be strutting in after a victory while Marshall will be coming in after a loss.

Last Tuesday, everything went O'Connor's way against Bowie as O'Connor made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

While O'Connor won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-17.

Meanwhile, Marshall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Brennan.

While Marshall was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Brennan's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-21.

O'Connor is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-7 record this season. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 15-24.

Everything went O'Connor's way against Marshall when the teams last played back in September, as O'Connor made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Connor 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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