Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2022.
While Northwestern had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 27-25.
Northwestern lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Izzy Zwirn, who had nine digs and two aces.
Fort Mill was led to victory by Claire Flowers and Olivia Rooney. Flowers had 11 digs, while Rooney had four aces. The dominant performance also gave Rooney a new career-high in aces.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Fort Mill, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Northwestern will challenge Rock Hill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fort Mill, they will square off against Indian Land at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Mill is facing Indian Land at the right time seeing as Indian Land is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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