The Western Panthers will challenge the Northwestern Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
Last Tuesday, Western beat Lewis Cass 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 was a one-man wrecking crew for Western as she had 15 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Erb a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Northwestern didn't have quite enough to beat Rochester on Thursday and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Northwestern sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-13, 18-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-7.
Western's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Northwestern, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Western has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Northwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Western was able to grind out a solid win over Northwestern in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Western repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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