Volleyball Recap: Mater Dei Finds Playoff Glory Versus Peninsula

It's playoff time, and Mater Dei had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Peninsula Panthers on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Monarchs sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Mater Dei had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-19.

Jake Newman

Assists

05/16/25 vs Peninsula	47
05/10/25 vs St. Francis	30
05/06/25 vs Edison	44
04/30/25 vs Woodbridge	34
04/22/25 @ St. John Bosco	54
+ 14 more games

Among those leading the charge was Jake Newman, who had 47 assists and 12 digs. He has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more assists the last 19 times he's played.

Mater Dei's win bumped their record up to 27-12-2. As for Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 21-10.

As of now, neither Mater Dei nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.