It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Willmar can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Marshall Tigers on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Willmar started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 25-8.
When it comes to explaining why Willmar lost, don't look at Hannah Magnuson. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs. Magnuson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Willmar's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Marshall, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Willmar nor Marshall have any future games scheduled.
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