Northwestern and West Lafayette squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Northwestern had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the West Lafayette Red Devils. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
While Northwestern was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into West Lafayette's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-20.
West Lafayette was led to victory by Courtney Gretencord and Emma Garringer. Gretencord had nine digs and six aces, while Garringer had six digs and 16 assists. That's the most aces Gretencord has posted since back in August of 2023.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 14-17. As for West Lafayette, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Lafayette, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Angola at 7:00 p.m. Angola will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something West Lafayette surely won't give up without a fight.
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