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The Normal University (Normal, IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Downers Grove South	25	18	13	1
Normal University	16	25	15	2

Final score provided by R. Thompson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Normal University (25-26)

Downers Grove South

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	17	5.7	22.7	75	15	.027
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	0	.000
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
8	Juliana Padavic (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	3	4	1.3	33.3	12	2	.167
11	Claire Cushing (So)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	3	5	1.7	20.0	25	5	.000
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	3	4	1.3	17.4	23	4	.000
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	3	3	1.0	30.0	10	4	-.100
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Normal University

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	30	10.0	30.6	98	14	.163
4	Addison Donahue (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	3	2	-.667
5	Emily Gross (Sr)	2
6	Kylie Stanton (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
7	Morgan Petelin (Sr)	3	4	1.3	44.4	9	1	.333
8	Nina Harden (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
9	Taylor Penn (Jr)	3	5	1.7	38.5	13	0	.385
11	Ava Crabtree (Sr)	3	4	1.3	30.8	13	3	.077
14	Alyssa Wolf (Sr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	1	.333
18	Laney Snow (Sr)	3	6	2.0	28.6	21	4	.095
20	Madison Funk (Sr)	3	9	3.0	27.3	33	2	.212

Downers Grove South

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	9	3.0	15.8	57	3	94.7	33
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	3	2	0.7	18.2	11	1	90.9	5
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	100.0	2
8	Juliana Padavic (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	1	80.0	2
11	Claire Cushing (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	2
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	3	2	0.7	12.5	16	0	100.0	12
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	0	100.0	4
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	3	3	1.0	33.3	9	1	88.9	6

Normal University

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	3	6	2.0	10.7	56	5	91.1
4	Addison Donahue (So)	1
5	Emily Gross (Sr)	2
6	Kylie Stanton (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0
7	Morgan Petelin (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	11	0	100.0
8	Nina Harden (Jr)	2
9	Taylor Penn (Jr)	3	3	1.0	27.3	11	1	90.9
11	Ava Crabtree (Sr)	3	3	1.0	17.6	17	2	88.2
14	Alyssa Wolf (Sr)	2
18	Laney Snow (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7
20	Madison Funk (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7

Downers Grove South

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	6	3	1.0
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
8	Juliana Padavic (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	3	2	2	0.7
11	Claire Cushing (So)	3	3	3	1.0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	3	1	1	0.3
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Normal University

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	0	22	11	3.7	1
4	Addison Donahue (So)	1	0	2	2	2.0	0
5	Emily Gross (Sr)	2
6	Kylie Stanton (Sr)	3
7	Morgan Petelin (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0.3	0
8	Nina Harden (Jr)	2
9	Taylor Penn (Jr)	3	0	11	11	3.7	0
11	Ava Crabtree (Sr)	3	0	2	2	0.7	0
14	Alyssa Wolf (Sr)	2
18	Laney Snow (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0.3	1
20	Madison Funk (Sr)	3	0	5	5	1.7	0

Downers Grove South

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	37	12.3
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	3	3	1.0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	2	1	0.5
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	1	1	1.0
8	Juliana Padavic (Jr)	1	0	0.0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	3	5	1.7
11	Claire Cushing (So)	3	3	1.0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	3	16	5.3
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	3	4	1.3
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	3	2	0.7
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	3	0	0.0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	3	2	0.7

Normal University

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	53	17.7
4	Addison Donahue (So)	1
5	Emily Gross (Sr)	2
6	Kylie Stanton (Sr)	3	11	3.7
7	Morgan Petelin (Sr)	3	11	3.7
8	Nina Harden (Jr)	2	2	1.0
9	Taylor Penn (Jr)	3	3	1.0
11	Ava Crabtree (Sr)	3	14	4.7
14	Alyssa Wolf (Sr)	2
18	Laney Snow (Sr)	3	5	1.7
20	Madison Funk (Sr)	3	7	2.3

Downers Grove South

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	19	6.3	78
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	3	11	3.7	45
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	2	0	0.0	2
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	1	0	0.0	1
8	Juliana Padavic (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	3	0	0.0	1
11	Claire Cushing (So)	3	0	0.0	0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	3	0	0.0	8
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	3	0	0.0	0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	3	0	0.0	1
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	3	8	2.7	20

Normal University

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S
	Team Totals	3	28	9.3
4	Addison Donahue (So)	1
5	Emily Gross (Sr)	2
6	Kylie Stanton (Sr)	3	6	2.0
7	Morgan Petelin (Sr)	3	13	4.3
8	Nina Harden (Jr)	2	1	0.5
9	Taylor Penn (Jr)	3
11	Ava Crabtree (Sr)	3
14	Alyssa Wolf (Sr)	2
18	Laney Snow (Sr)	3	1	0.3
20	Madison Funk (Sr)	3	7	2.3

Downers Grove South

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	44	4	14.7
1	Niya Mincheva (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	M. Macdonald (Jr)	2	6	0	3.0
4	Sydney Dalton (Jr)	1	2	0	2.0
8	Juliana Padavic (Jr)	1	2	0	2.0
9	Jayda Dixon (Jr)	3	5	0	1.7
11	Claire Cushing (So)	3	0	0	0.0
12	Keegan Okeefe (Jr)	3	16	2	5.3
13	Lauren Curran (Jr)	3	13	2	4.3
14	Jennifer Curran (So)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Ciara Steward (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
18	Zoe Grams (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Normal University

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	40	11	13.3
4	Addison Donahue (So)	1	0	1	0.0
5	Emily Gross (Sr)	2
6	Kylie Stanton (Sr)	3	7	2	2.3
7	Morgan Petelin (Sr)	3
8	Nina Harden (Jr)	2
9	Taylor Penn (Jr)	3
11	Ava Crabtree (Sr)	3	10	4	3.3
14	Alyssa Wolf (Sr)	2
18	Laney Snow (Sr)	3	23	4	7.7
20	Madison Funk (Sr)	3

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Downers Grove South can't hold off Normal University

August 30, 2025: Downers Grove, IL 60516

In Saturday's non-league match, the Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) volleyball squad tipped the host Downers Grove South Mustangs (Downers Grove, IL), by a count of 2-1.

Next up, the Pioneers battle the Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack (Chicago, IL) in a non-league match, on Saturday, August 30. Normal University will attempt to move on its 3-1 season record. The Wolfpack enter the match with a 1-0 record after their 2-1 non-league win over Maine South (Park Ridge, IL).

The Mustangs now own a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Glenbard West for a non-league battle on Wednesday, September 3. Downers Grove South will encounter a Hilltoppers squad coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Downers Grove North (Downers Grove, IL). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 4-1.

DGSHS vs NU Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 30, 2025 @ 11a

The Normal University (Normal, IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Downers Grove South (25-26)

IL	Class
21	15

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

Normal University (25-26)

IL	Class
8	2

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
33-4	10-0	5-0	9-0	19-4	.892	1.000	68	13

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Downers Grove South	23.7	23.3	18.3	1.6
Normal University	24.2	24.3	16.9	1.8

Downers Grove South Videos

Normal University Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Downers Grove South		Normal University
852	Kills	1046
116	Total Blocks	148
243	Serving Aces	259
1072	Digs	1534
742	Assists	997
1211	Receptions	1085

Team Leaders

Downers Grove South		Normal University	National Avg.
#9 Jayda Dixon204	Kills	#18 Laney Snow260	51
#14 Jennifer Curran50	Total Blocks	#9 Taylor Penn65	11
#1 Niya Mincheva45	Serving Aces	#11 Ava Crabtree76	16
#12 Keegan Okeefe313	Digs	#11 Ava Crabtree285	80
#1 Niya Mincheva411	Assists	#7 Morgan Petelin500	48
#12 Keegan Okeefe406	Receptions	#18 Laney Snow335	82

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Downers Grove South	1-2		Normal University	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/30/25	Downers Grove South	St. Charles North	(L) 2-0	9/13/25	St. Charles North	Normal University	(L) 2-0
10/25/25	Downers Grove South	Normal West	(L) 2-1	9/27/25	Normal University	Normal West	(W) 2-0
10/30/25	Downers Grove South	Saint Ignatius College Prep	(W) 2-1	8/30/25	Saint Ignatius College Prep	Normal University	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Downers Grove South (25-26)		Normal University (25-26)
29-8	Overall	33-4
6-0	League	10-0
12-3	Non-League	1-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-2	Common Opponent	1-2
13-0	Home	5-0
6-2	Away	9-0
10-6	Neutral	19-4
2-0	Playoff	2-0
29-8	In-State	31-3
0-0	Out-of-State	2-1