| 10/01/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 09/21/24 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 08/29/24 - Neutral | 1-2 L |
| 10/10/23 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/16/23 - Neutral | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Northwestern and Cumberland are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Tigers will take on the Beavers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Northwestern is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Croix Falls just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 25-20 in the first set.
Northwestern wouldn't go down easily and took St. Croix Falls into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Cumberland lost 3-0 to Spooner on Tuesday.
While Cumberland was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-15.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-22.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cumberland in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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