After losing to Indian Land the last time they met, Northwestern decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Northwestern Trojans won by a set and slipped past the Indian Land Warriors 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Northwestern who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-9, 20-25, 15-2.
Izzy Zwirn was a one-man wrecking crew for Northwestern as she had 27 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Gholson, who had 13 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Northwestern's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Indian Land, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Northwestern will head out on the road to take on Nation Ford at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Nation Ford will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Northwestern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Indian Land, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome York, where the match is scheduled at 9:00 a.m.
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