After flying high against Athens last Thursday, Marshall came back down to earth. The Marshall Redhawks fell just short of the Coldwater Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Redhawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Marshall lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 15-13.
Coldwater was led to victory by Maren Debeau and Mya Porter. Debeau had 16 digs and three aces, while Porter had 15 digs and 13 kills. That's the most aces Debeau has posted in her last six games.
Marshall has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-22-2 record this season. As for Coldwater, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-8-3.
Marshall will challenge Union City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Coldwater, they will take on Hastings at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Hastings: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Coldwater has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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