The Northwestern Tigers will welcome the Cameron Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Northwestern didn't have quite enough to beat St. Croix Falls and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 26-24 in the first set.
Northwestern took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Cameron posted their biggest victory since September 26th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Comets.
One reason for the win was Cameron's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-14.
Cameron found their leader in underclassman Bea Antczak, who had ten digs.
Cameron was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.
Northwestern now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Cameron, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Northwestern came up short against Cameron when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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