The Newark Memorial Cougars volleyball squad (Newark, CA), was defeated 2-0 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Carondelet Cougars (Concord, CA)

With the win, Carondelet improves its record to 19-11 on the year. The Cougars travel to Bentley (Lafayette, CA) to meet the Phoenix in a non-league challenge on Saturday, October 18. The Phoenix enter the challenge with a record of 2-1.

Next, the Cougars meet the Mission San Jose Warriors (Fremont, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, October 21. Newark Memorial will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Warriors go into the test with a 5-13 record after their 2-0 league loss to Washington (Fremont, CA).