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| 09/18/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 10/17/24 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 09/19/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 10/10/23 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 09/12/23 - Home | 1-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Waterloo took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Marshall, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Pirates narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cardinals 3-2. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
Waterloo wouldn't go down easily and took Marshall into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Lilli Lauersdorf paced Waterloo's offense, picking up 21 kills. Lauersdorf got some help from Mya Novak and her 25 assists. Paytn Hauptli controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Waterloo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Marshall, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-8.
Waterloo and Marshall should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Pirates (ranked 130th) will meet Poynette (ranked 397th) at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Marshall will challenge Rio at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (78 vs. 376).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
