It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Springfield can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Normal University Pioneers on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
Rachel Becker paced Springfield's offense, picking up ten kills. Becker were helped by Addi Maddox and Franny VonDeBur, who contributed seven assists each.
Leading Normal University to victory were Emma Jean Lehnen and Kylie Stanton. Lehnen had eight digs and one assist, while Stanton had six digs and two aces. That's the most digs Lehnen has posted since back in October.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 24-10. As for Normal University, the win (which was their 26th in a row) raised their record to 34-4.
Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Normal University, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Morton on the 6th.
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