NorthWood has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Northridge Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went NorthWood's way against Goshen as NorthWood made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Anna Roeder, who had 16 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Northridge hadn't done well against Fairfield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Northridge walked away with a 3-1 victory over Fairfield. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Northridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Northridge can attribute much of their success to Molly Nickell, who had 18 digs and two aces.
NorthWood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Northridge, their record is now 14-8.
NorthWood took their win against Northridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for NorthWood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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