Volleyball Recap: Millard North Gets the Win

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Previous 5 Games

10/11/25 - Home	3-1 W
09/08/18 - Neutral	2-0 W
09/09/17 - Neutral	2-0 W
09/10/16 - Neutral	2-0 W
09/12/15 - Neutral	0-2 L

Millard North's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They came out on top against the Lincoln North Star Navigators by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2018.

Millard North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.

Millard North had a senior duo take command as Marley Tracy had seven digs and three aces and Hayden Sliva had 14 digs and two assists. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Tracy.

Despite the loss, Lincoln North Star saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Marie Paneitz had eight digs and three aces. Paneitz has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.

Millard North's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Lincoln North Star, they moved to 23-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Millard North will take on rival Millard West on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lincoln North Star is set to face off against their familiar foe Lincoln Southeast at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.