Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Northfield Norsemen, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Northwestern was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.
Leading Northfield to victory were Emma Warnock and Macie Overlander. Warnock had ten digs and four aces, while Overlander had 17 digs. That's the most aces Warnock has posted in her last seven matchups.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Northfield, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 21-8.
Northwestern's road trip will continue as they head out to face Manchester at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Northfield and Wes-Del will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northfield is facing Wes-Del at the right time seeing as Wes-Del is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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