Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Carbondale couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 2-0 to the Waterloo Bulldogs on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Terriers of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12.
Waterloo can attribute much of their success to Ellie Zweigart, who had 12 digs and two aces. Zweigart has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Carbondale's loss dropped their record down to 26-10. As for Waterloo, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season.
Carbondale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Waterloo, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Effingham at 6:00 p.m. Effingham will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Waterloo surely won't give up without a fight.
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