Volleyball Recap: James Monroe Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Cabell Midland

James Monroe faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Mavericks fell 2-0 to the Knights. Considering the last time the Mavericks couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.

Their offense was headlined by Ava Pitzer and Aliyah Clarkson, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Skylar Clarkson and her eight assists. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Among those leading the charge was Jaycee Bowen, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last three matchups.

Mavericks

Previous 5 Games

10/18/25 vs Cabell Midland	0-2
10/18/25 vs Philip Barbour	2-1
10/18/25 @ Parkersburg	2-0
10/18/25 vs Wheeling Park	2-0
10/18/25 vs University	1-1

The loss snapped James Monroe's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 30-9-3 record. As for Cabell Midland, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 33-4-1.

James Monroe has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Wyoming East on the 21st. As for Cabell Midland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Hedgesville on the 18th.