Northfield and Northwestern are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Northfield Norsemen will square off against the Northwestern Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northfield will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
On Wednesday, Northfield earned a 3-1 win over North Miami.
Northfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.
Northfield can attribute much of their success to Brinlei Swihart, who had ten digs, two kills, and 26 assists, and Bella Myers, who had 27 digs. Swihart is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Warnock, who had 23 assists.
Meanwhile, Northwestern lost 3-0 to Eastern on Wednesday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.
Northfield has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Northwestern, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Northfield beat Northwestern 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Does Northfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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