Volleyball Preview: Allen Eagles vs. Princeton Panthers
The Allen Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Princeton Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Allen has three straight victories, Princeton has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Allen's way against McKinney as Allen made off with a 3-0 win.
While Allen won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 26-24.
Brooklyn Parker and Emily Capangpangan were among the main playmakers for Allen as the former had 16 digs and the latter had six digs and 18 assists. Capangpangan is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Princeton duked it out withMcKinney on Friday. Princeton lost 3-0 to McKinney.
While Princeton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into McKinney's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-11, 25-16.
Allen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-21.
Allen took their victory against Princeton in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allen since the squad 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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