Virginia High School Volleyball - Smithfield bounced by New Kent
September 9, 2025: New Kent, VA 23124 The Smithfield Packers volleyball squad (Smithfield, VA), dropped 3-0 in Tuesday's league battle with the host New Kent Trojans (New Kent, VA)
With the win, New Kent improves its record to 5-0 on the season. The Trojans host York (Yorktown, VA) to meet the Falcons in a Bay Rivers contest on Thursday, September 11. The Falcons enter the contest with a record of 1-3. York lost 3-0 in their recent league contest against Warhill (Williamsburg, VA)
Next, the Packers meet the Tabb Tigers (Yorktown, VA) in a Bay Rivers contest, on Thursday, September 11. Smithfield will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Tigers go into the battle with a 1-4 record after their 3-0 league loss to Grafton (Yorktown, VA).
Match Summary
The New Kent Lady Trojans swept the Smithfield Packers 25-15, 25-23, 25-7 to retain their undefeated status in Bay Rivers, and got all 15 available players in the match. Smithfield, under their fifth coach in four years, put up a good fight, taking NK to 25-23 in the second set, which required Coach Burnett to use both his timeouts to keep the set under control. The NK offense was balanced with outsides Carly Sachs and Leah Rounds recording 5 kills each, while middle hitters Reagan Hailey-Robinson and Chloe Lighter recorded 5 kills and 3 kills respectively. Opposites Ava Nieto added two kills, and Jazmine Moeller had 1 K. Rounds, Sachs, and Lightner added 5, 2, and 1 ace, respectively. Setter Desi Stowe recorded 12 assists while Brielle Perry contributed 6. Stowe was also the digging leader with 7, while Sachs and Rounds recorded 4 each.
