West Lafayette entered their tilt with Northwestern on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Northwestern Tigers. This was payback for the Red Devils, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: West Lafayette took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-8.
West Lafayette found their leader in underclassman Sophie Lee, who had four digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Lee a new career-high.
West Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Northwestern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-16 record this season.
West Lafayette has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Maconaquah on the 15th. As for Northwestern, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Peru on the 17th.
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