After two games on the road, University is heading back home. They will welcome the Wheeling Park Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Linsly, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (University was ranked fourth). University fell just short of Linsly by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The Hawks' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Robert C. Byrd on Saturday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Lexi Irwin, who had 13 digs and two aces. What's more, she also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three contests.
University's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4-1. As for Wheeling Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10-1 record this season.
University took their win against Wheeling Park in their previous meeting on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. Will University repeat their success, or does Wheeling Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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