Volleyball Game Preview: St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings vs. Brookstone Cougars

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2025, 1:11am

Volleyball Preview: St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings vs. Brookstone Cougars

St. Anne-Pacelli has gone 8-2 against Brookstone recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Vikings will face off against the Cougars at 2:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Anne-Pacelli sitting on six straight victories and Brookstone on eight.

On Tuesday, St. Anne-Pacelli got the win against Sherwood Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Anne-Pacelli was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-8.

Anna Do

Assists

10/07/25 vs Sherwood Christian Academy47
10/04/25 vs Calvary Christian55
10/02/25 @ East Coweta37
09/30/25 @ Strong Rock Christian30
09/27/25 vs Opelika20
+ 6 more games

St. Anne-Pacelli relied on the efforts of Allie Vickery, who had nine digs and one assist, and Anna Do, who had five aces and four digs. Do is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in each of the last 11 games she's played.

They weren't the only good servers: St. Anne-Pacelli was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.

Meanwhile, Brookstone extended their postseason success on Saturday against Valwood. They blew past the Valiants 3-0.

St. Anne-Pacelli better keep an eye on Evangeline Gutierrez. She was instrumental in Brookstone's win, getting 11 digs and four aces. What's more, Gutierrez racked up 35 assists, the most she's had since back in September.

Brookstone's win bumped their record up to 27-6. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, their victory bumped their record up to 32-9.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: St. Anne-Pacelli hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Brookstone, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 blocks. Given St. Anne-Pacelli's sizable advantage in that area, the Cougars will need to find a way to close that gap.

St. Anne-Pacelli suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Brookstone when the teams last played back in September. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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