St. Croix Falls waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Northwestern Tigers out 3-2. The Saints have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
St. Croix Falls was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
St. Croix Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Northwestern's loss came despite strong showings from Addison Hanson and Emma Dahl. Hanson had 23 digs, while Dahl had six digs and 19 assists.
St. Croix Falls is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Northwestern, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-14.
St. Croix Falls didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Eau Claire Memorial on the 12th. As for Northwestern, they will challenge Cameron at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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