Oberlin is 0-10 against Wellington since September of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Oberlin The Phoenix are on the road again to play the Wellington Dukes at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Oberlin was able to grind out a solid win over Buchtel, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Oberlin was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-13.
Oberlin found their leader in underclassman Lucinda Ulichney, who had nine aces and six digs. With that strong performance, Ulichney is now averaging an impressive 2.5 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Joanna Tatum, who had six kills and four aces.
Meanwhile, Wellington had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Titans as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-21.
Alexandria Mills and Ella Postlethwait were among the main playmakers for Wellington as the former had 17 digs and the latter had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Postlethwait a new career-high in aces.
Wellington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Oberlin's record is now 5-8. As for Wellington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Oberlin has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Wellington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oberlin came up short against Wellington when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Oberlin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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