After losing to Northwestern the last time they met, Cumberland decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Cumberland Beavers' way against the Northwestern Tigers on Tuesday as the Cumberland Beavers made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Beavers.
Cumberland walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-20.
Cumberland found their leader in underclassman Natalie Anderson, who had two aces and 11 assists. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Cumberland 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 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Genna Kreuser and Emma Dahl certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Kreuser had ten digs, while Dahl had.
Cumberland's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 10-16. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Cumberland will square off against Ladysmith at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwestern, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Hayward at 7:00 p.m.
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