Mishawaka is 0-10 against Penn since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mishawaka took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Jimtown.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Penn waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Cougars 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-102) Penn actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 16-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Abby Lane had a dynamite game for Penn, getting 28 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lane has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Montana Swartz, who had six digs and three aces.
Mishawaka is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Penn, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.
Mishawaka came up short against Penn when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can Mishawaka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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