Normal University has gone 10-0 against Bloomington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Normal University Pioneers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Bloomington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Normal University, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Normal University narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Normal Community 2-1.
Normal University had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-10.
Emma Jean Lehnen was the offensive standout of the match as she had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Bloomington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Normal West.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-19.
Normal University's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Bloomington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Normal University was able to grind out a solid victory over Bloomington in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Will Normal University repeat their success, or does Bloomington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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