Wausau East hasn't had much luck against Stevens Point recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wausau East Lumberjacks will venture away from home to face off against the Stevens Point Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Wausau East is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Antigo.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, 25-12.
Meanwhile, everything went Stevens Point's way against Merrill on Saturday as Stevens Point made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 25-14.
Stevens Point's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addi Peskie, who had seven aces and five digs, and Katie Kornowski, who had ten digs, two blocks, and two blocks. Kornowski is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Stevens Point 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 13 consecutive matches.
Wausau East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Stevens Point, their record is now 18-3.
Wausau East came up short against Stevens Point in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stevens Point's Lenna Mayer, who had 23 digs and two aces. Now that Wausau East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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