Princeton has gone 10-0 against Notre Dame recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Princeton Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Irish at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Princeton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Immaculate Heart Academy, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Princeton was ranked eighth). Princeton skirted past Immaculate Heart Academy 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Princeton who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Big Red out 2-1.
Princeton's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Notre Dame, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Princeton was able to grind out a solid win over Notre Dame when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Princeton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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