Marshall has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Luther Prep Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Marshall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Horicon 3-0.
Marshall got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11, 55-18.
Kennedy Weisensel had a dynamite game for Marshall, getting 19 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Weisensel has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Luther Prep posted their biggest victory since October 1st on Thursday. They put the hurt on Dodgeland with a sharp 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Dodgeland scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-16.
Luther Prep found their leader in sophomore Elizabeth Kieselhorst, who had ten digs and two aces. Kieselhorst has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Luther Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Luther Prep, their record is now 27-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Marshall has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Luther Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Marshall suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Luther Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2020. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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