Volleyball Recap: Stevens Point Panthers vs. D.C. Everest Evergreens
After flying high against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln last Tuesday, Stevens Point came back down to earth. The Stevens Point Panthers fell just short of the D.C. Everest Evergreens by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Evergreens recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Stevens Point started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Stevens Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Stevens Point's defeat dropped their record down to 26-10. As for D.C. Everest, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 23-11.
Stevens Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, D.C. Everest and Superior will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. D.C. Everest is facing Superior at the right time seeing as Superior is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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