After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Norwayne, Northwestern was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hillsdale Falcons , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Northwestern was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 23-25, 24-26, 27-25, 15-4.
Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Hillsdale saw an underclassman step up: Liliana Mccrory had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Mccrory a new career-high in aces.
Northwestern now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Hillsdale, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.
Northwestern is taking a road trip to square off against Dalton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dalton will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Northwestern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hillsdale, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win vs. Plymouth on the 28th.
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