Northwestern's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Westside Rams as the Northwestern Trojans made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Trojans have posted since August 26th.
Northwestern's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Westside between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-15.
Leading Northwestern to victory were Izzy Zwirn and Emery Gholson. Zwirn had 24 digs and two aces, while Gholson had 19 digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.2.
Northwestern has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for Westside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-13.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Legion Collegiate Academy the next time they take the court. Northwestern will head out to face Legion Collegiate Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Westside will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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