The Xavier Hawks will challenge the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Xavier is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Xavier got the win against Green Bay East by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Xavier took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-11, 25-14.
Bella Velasquez and Sydney Neilitz were among the main playmakers for Xavier as the former had six digs and four aces and the latter had five digs and two aces. Neilitz is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Xavier was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Lutheran suffered their biggest loss since October 21, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Pewaukee, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-15, 25-20.
Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Xavier has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Wisconsin Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Xavier was able to grind out a solid victory over Wisconsin Lutheran when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Xavier repeat their success, or does Wisconsin Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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