The University Cougars will take on the Colonial Grenadiers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when University and Oak Ridge meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Cougars fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-2.
University started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-13, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Colonial can bid farewell to their five-match losing streak thanks to their match on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Evans.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-21, 25-9.
University better focus on containing Abigail Amodeo and Jazzmin Velazquez as the pair were huge in Colonial's win. Amodeo had ten digs and six aces, while Velazquez had five aces and three digs. That's the most digs Velazquez has posted over her last three matches.
Colonial was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 41 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Colonial's victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for University, their defeat ended a five-match streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6.
University was able to grind out a solid win over Colonial in their previous meeting on Saturday, winning 2-0. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grenadiers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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