After flying high against Springfield last Thursday, Northwestern came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the Kenton Ridge Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. If the Warriors were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Cougars when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Northwestern started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-13.
Lauren Macy paced Northwestern's offense, picking up ten kills. Macy got some help from Jaycee Robbins and her 15 assists. Ava Born controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Olivia Everhart was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 13 digs and five assists.
Northwestern now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Kenton Ridge, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northwestern has already played their next contest (against Urbana), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Kenton Ridge, they will square off against Jonathan Alder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will give the Cougars their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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