Volleyball Recap: Natalie Googins Key Part of Team Effort in Manta Rays Win + How To Watch
By Team Reports
Oct 15, 2025, 5:39am
Volleyball Recap: Lemon Bay Manta Rays vs. Booker Tornadoes
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| 10/14/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/30/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 08/19/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/16/24 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 09/11/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
With a playoff win on the line, Lemon Bay rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Booker Tornadoes 3-0. The Manta Rays not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since October 2nd (when they won 3-0).
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lemon Bay was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-3, 25-4.
Lemon Bay got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Natalie Googins out in front who had six digs and three aces. Evelyn Swidrak was another key player, getting three digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Lemon Bay was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matches.
Lemon Bay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Booker, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12.
Coming up, Lemon Bay will take on Gibbs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Booker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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