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The Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's home non-conference match against Sandburg (Orland Park, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Sandburg	18	9	0
Downers Grove South	25	25	2

Final score provided by M. Babich.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Sandburg (25-26)

Sandburg has not entered stats for this match.

Downers Grove South (25-26)

Downers Grove South

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	17	8.5	28.3	60	8	.150
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	2	2	1.0	100.0	2	0	1.000
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Leah Blaylock (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
5	Bridget Bastian (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	Ashlan Waitz (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	2	6	3.0	37.5	16	2	.250
11	Claire Cushing (So)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	2	-.167
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	2	3	1.5	15.8	19	1	.105
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	2	3	1.5	33.3	9	0	.333
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	1	.200
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500

Downers Grove South

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	20.4	49	3	93.9	33
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	2	3	1.5	25.0	12	2	83.3	9
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
3	Leah Blaylock (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	1
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	3
5	Bridget Bastian (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	3
7	Ashlan Waitz (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	2	3	1.5	30.0	10	0	100.0	7
11	Claire Cushing (So)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	0	100.0	4
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	0	100.0	5
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0	1
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Downers Grove South

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	1	2	2	1.0
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0.0
3	Leah Blaylock (So)	1	0	0	0	0.0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
5	Bridget Bastian (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
7	Ashlan Waitz (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0.0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	2	0	1	1	0.5
11	Claire Cushing (So)	2	1	1	2	1.0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0.0

Downers Grove South

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	35	17.5
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	2	2	1.0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	1	1	1.0
3	Leah Blaylock (So)	1	1	1.0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	2	2	1.0
5	Bridget Bastian (Jr)	2	3	1.5
7	Ashlan Waitz (Jr)	1	1	1.0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	2	5	2.5
11	Claire Cushing (So)	2	1	0.5
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	2	9	4.5
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	2	9	4.5
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	2	0	0.0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	2	0	0.0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	1	1	1.0

Downers Grove South

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	55	1
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	2	5	2.5	27	0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	1	1	1.0	1	0
3	Leah Blaylock (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
5	Bridget Bastian (Jr)	2	6	3.0	18	0
7	Ashlan Waitz (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
11	Claire Cushing (So)	2	0	0.0	1	0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	2	2	1.0	3	0
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	2	1	0.5	2	1
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Downers Grove South

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	21	4	10.5
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	1	2	0	2.0
3	Leah Blaylock (So)	1	0	0	0.0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	2	2	1	1.0
5	Bridget Bastian (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Ashlan Waitz (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	2	2	0	1.0
11	Claire Cushing (So)	2	0	0	0.0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	2	5	2	2.5
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	2	10	1	5.0
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	2	0	0	0.0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Downers Grove South over Sandburg

August 27, 2025: Downers Grove, IL 60516

Fans at Wednesday's non-league contest between the Downers Grove South Mustangs (Downers Grove, IL) and the visiting Sandburg Eagles (Orland Park, IL), saw Downers Grove South's volleyball squad notch a victory over Sandburg by a score of 2-0.

With the win, Downers Grove South moves its record to 1-0 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Minooka (Minooka, IL) to meet the Indians in a non-league contest on Friday, August 29. The Indians enter the contest with a record of 1-0. Minooka won 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley, IL)

The Eagles now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Geneva for a non-league battle on Friday, August 29. Sandburg will meet a Vikings team coming off a 2-1 non-league win over South Elgin (South Elgin, IL). The Vikings record now stands at 1-1.

Sandburg @ DGSHS Volleyball Match Info

Wed., Aug. 27, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's home non-conference match against Sandburg (Orland Park, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Sandburg (25-26)

IL	Class
111	52

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
13-23	3-5	4-4	3-7	6-12	.361	.375	35	52

Downers Grove South (25-26)

IL	Class
18	14

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
29-8	6-0	13-0	6-2	10-6	.784	1.000	61	22

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Sandburg	21.3	21.7	18.5	1.0
Downers Grove South	23.7	23.3	18.3	1.6

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Head-to-Head

Downers Grove South won on 8/27/2025

8/27 @ 5:30p S1 S2 Wins

Sandburg 18 9 0
DGSHS 25 25 2

The Sandburg (Orland Park, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Wednesday's away non-conference match against Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Downers Grove South won on 8/30/2025

8/30 @ 1p S1 S2 Wins

DGSHS 25 25 2
Sandburg 22 23 0

The Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral non-conference match against Sandburg (Orland Park, IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

8/30 @ 1p	S1	S2	Wins
DGSHS	25	25	2
Sandburg	22	23	0

Team Stat Comparison

Sandburg		Downers Grove South
-	Kills	852
-	Total Blocks	116
-	Serving Aces	243
-	Digs	1072
-	Assists	742
-	Receptions	1211

Team Leaders

Sandburg		Downers Grove South	National Avg.
-	Kills	#9 Jayda Dixon204	51
-	Total Blocks	#14 Jennifer Curran50	11
-	Serving Aces	#1 Niya Mincheva45	16
-	Digs	#12 Keegan Okeefe313	81
-	Assists	#1 Niya Mincheva411	48
-	Receptions	#12 Keegan Okeefe406	83

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Sandburg	2-12		Downers Grove South	12-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/25/25	Sandburg	Downers Grove North	(L) 2-0	10/16/25	Downers Grove North	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-0
				11/4/25	Downers Grove South	Downers Grove North
8/30/25	Sandburg	Lockport	(L) 2-0	10/18/25	Downers Grove South	Lockport	(L) 2-0
10/2/25	Sandburg	Lockport	(L) 2-1	10/23/25	Lockport	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-0
8/30/25	Sandburg	Saint Ignatius College Prep	(L) 2-1	10/30/25	Downers Grove South	Saint Ignatius College Prep	(W) 2-1
9/2/25	Sandburg	Bolingbrook	(L) 2-1	9/8/25	Downers Grove South	Bolingbrook	(W) 2-1
9/9/25	Plainfield Central	Sandburg	(W) 2-1	9/29/25	Downers Grove South	Plainfield Central	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Lyons	Sandburg	(L) 2-1	9/18/25	Lyons	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-0
10/18/25	Sandburg	Lyons	(L) 2-0
9/20/25	Sandburg	Minooka	(L) 2-0	8/29/25	Downers Grove South	Minooka	(W) 2-0
9/20/25	Neuqua Valley	Sandburg	(L) 2-0	9/13/25	Neuqua Valley	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-0
9/23/25	Sandburg	Lincoln-Way East	(L) 2-1	8/29/25	Downers Grove South	Lincoln-Way East	(W) 2-1
				10/18/25	Downers Grove South	Lincoln-Way East	(L) 2-0
10/15/25	Sandburg	Stagg	(W) 2-1	9/4/25	Stagg	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-0
10/17/25	Sandburg	Riverside-Brookfield	(L) 2-0	10/2/25	Riverside-Brookfield	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-0
10/21/25	Lincoln-Way West	Sandburg	(L) 2-1	10/18/25	Lincoln-Way West	Downers Grove South	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Sandburg (25-26)		Downers Grove South (25-26)
13-23	Overall	29-8
3-5	League	6-0
2-7	Non-League	12-3
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
2-12	Common Opponent	12-2
4-4	Home	13-0
3-7	Away	6-2
6-12	Neutral	10-6
1-0	Playoff	2-0
11-22	In-State	29-8
1-1	Out-of-State	0-0