Volleyball Preview: University Cougars vs. Lyman Greyhounds
The University Cougars will face off against the Lyman Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. University will be strutting in after a victory while Lyman will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, everything went University's way against Colonial as University made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-19, 25-13.
University can attribute much of their success to Audrey Cuevas, who had six digs and two aces, and Maricelys Rivera, who had 14 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
University was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lyman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Geneva.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 20-25, 25-20, 25-8.
University pushed their record up to 4-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lyman, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: University has serving mastered this season, having averaged 18 aces per game. However, it's not like Lyman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
University suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lyman in their previous matchup back in October of 2014. Will University have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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