Northeastern's tournament run continued when they took on Muncie Central on Saturday. The Knights fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 2-1. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bearcats 25-11 in the first set.
Northeastern actually scored more points across those three sets (60-52), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 26-24, 15-11.
Muncie Central was led to victory by Haeley Rollins and Elonna Davis. Rollins had 12 digs, while Davis had eight digs. That's the most digs Rollins has posted since back in August of 2024. Grace Walker also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Northeastern's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Muncie Central, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-5.
Northeastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Richmond on the 2nd. As for Muncie Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Cowan on the 2nd.
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