Volleyball Recap: Austin Catholic Has No Trouble Against New Life Christian Academy + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 8, 2025, 3:11pm

Volleyball Recap: Austin Catholic Crusaders vs. New Life Christian Academy Knights

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the MI High School State Assn. (MHSAA) & Austin Catholic High School. Watch Full Replay

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Austin Catholic walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the New Life Christian Academy Knights on Monday. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Josie Boutorwick

Serving Aces (Career)

11/03/25 vs New Life Christian Academy6
10/11/25 vs Parkway Christian4
08/26/25 vs Academy of the Sacred Heart4
10/25/25 vs Memphis3
10/16/25 @ Landmark Academy3

Among those leading the charge was Josie Boutorwick, who had six digs and six aces. Those six aces gave her a new career-high.

Boutorwick wasn't the only good servers: Austin Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.

Austin Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-18-2 record this season. As for New Life Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Austin Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Cardinal Mooney Catholic on the 5th. New Life Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

Suggested Video