With a playoff game on the line, Newark rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Aurora Christian Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Norsemen.
Newark never let Aurora Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23.
Adrianna Larsen paced Newark's offense, picking up 11 kills. Larsen got some help from
Taylor Jeffers and her 21 assists.
Elle Norquist and
Rylie Carlson kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Despite the loss, Aurora Christian still got an impressive performance from Ashlyn Aseltine, who had 17 digs. Aseltine has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Newark is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Aurora Christian, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-10.
Newark will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Stockton at 7:00 p.m. Stockton will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Newark surely won't give up without a fight. Aurora Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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