Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Madison Moine and Mackenzie Higgins Lead Ursuline Academy to Victory

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Ursuline Academy walked away with it. They blew past the Carroll Patriots 3-0 on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.

The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-9, 25-13.

Mackenzie Higgins

Assists

10/25/25 @ Carroll	5
10/09/25 vs Notre Dame Academy	2
10/02/25 @ Mercy McAuley	2
09/30/25 vs St. Ursula Academy	2
09/27/25 vs St. Ursula Academy	2
+ 6 more games

Leading Ursuline Academy to victory were Mackenzie Higgins and Madison Moine. Higgins had five digs and four aces, while Moine had five digs and two aces. What's more, Higgins posted five assists, the most she's had since back in September.

They weren't the only good servers: Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.

Despite the loss, Carroll had strong showings from Claire Clemens, who had 15 digs and one assist, and Meghan Maxwell, who had nine digs and seven assists. Clemens has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.

Ursuline Academy's record now sits at 18-7. As for Carroll, they moved to 14-11 with that defeat, which also ended their five-match winning streak.

Ursuline Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Turpin on the 29th. Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.