Bloomington hasn't had much luck against Normal University recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bloomington Purple Raiders will challenge the Normal University Pioneers at 6:00 p.m.
Bloomington is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Normal West.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Normal University entered their tilt with Normal Community on Saturday with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They skirted past the Ironmen 2-1.
Normal University had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-10.
Emma Jean Lehnen was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs.
Bloomington's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Normal University, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Bloomington came up short against Normal University in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Bloomington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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