Northwestern came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Smithville Smithies, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Smithies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Northwestern took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-21.
Claire Buchholz paced Northwestern's offense, picking up 13 kills. Buchholz got some help from Madeline Morris and her 12 assists. Buchholz was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Smithville can attribute much of their success to Lindsey Neff, who had eight digs and six assists. That's the most assists Neff has posted since back in August.
Northwestern dropped their record down to 3-18 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Smithville, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Northwestern has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Norwayne on the 9th. As for Smithville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Waynedale on the 9th.
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