With a playoff game on the line, Northwestern rose to the challenge on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Western Panthers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Northwestern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Western lost, don't look at Brynley Erb. Despite the final result, she had 29 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Erb has posted in her last seven matchups.
The win made it two in a row for Northwestern and bumps their season record up to 14-16. As for Western, their loss dropped their record down to 14-18.
Northwestern has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against West Lafayette on the 19th. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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