Northridge took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against West Field, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Longhorns 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Longhorns last Saturday, they had to take a 3-0 defeat.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (116-112) Northridge actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 18-25, 25-21, 20-25, 23-21.
Elise Williams paced Northridge's offense, picking up 18 kills. Williams got some help from Allie Allred and her 16 assists. Alexia Smith and Lia Brown kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with five aces apiece.
West Field's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zavayla Pingeton, who had ten digs, and Ainsley Schiffman, who had 17 digs, eight kills, and four aces. Schiffman has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Northridge's record is now 11-9. As for West Field, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-8.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Northridge will take on rival Box Elder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, West Field is set to challenge their familiar foe Fremont at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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