Volleyball Recap: Plainfield Triumphs

While Plainfield's victory against New London wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Whalers on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Whalers: they've now won eight in a row.

Plainfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-6.

Paige Sears

Assists

09/04/25 @ Waterford	3
09/02/25 @ Harvard Ellis Tech	5
09/10/25 @ Griswold	15
09/08/25 @ Norwich Free Academy	18
09/22/25 vs St. Bernard	18

Plainfield had a senior duo take command as Paige Sears had four aces and one block and Shae Valentin had 30 digs and six aces. Sears also set a new season-high mark in assists with 40.

Plainfield was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.

The win got Plainfield back to even at 5-5. As for New London, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Plainfield wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Norwich RVT on the 26th. As for New London, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ledyard at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.