The Northwestern Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Western Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Northwestern didn't have quite enough to beat Rochester and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Northwestern sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 18-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Western was able to grind out a solid win over Lewis Cass on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Western was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 25-8.
Brynley Erb had an outrageously good game as she had 15 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Northwestern now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Northwestern has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Western struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northwestern came up short against Western in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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