Volleyball Recap: West Lafayette Red Devils vs. Northwestern Tigers
West Lafayette entered their tilt with Northwestern on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Northwestern Tigers. This was payback for the Red Devils, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: West Lafayette took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-8.
West Lafayette found their leader in underclassman Sophie Lee, who had four digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Lee a new career-high.
West Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Northwestern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-16 record this season.
West Lafayette has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Maconaquah on the 15th. As for Northwestern, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Peru on the 17th.
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