Volleyball Recap: Marisa Denney and Mallari Pittman Secure Win for Elkhart

If Westwood wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Elkhart, they should've done a better job of containing Cali Boyd. The Elks walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Panthers on Tuesday for which the team can thank Boyd, who had 24 digs and one assist. She has been hot, having posted 13 or more digs the last seven times she's played.

Elkhart had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.

Marisa Denney

Digs

10/14/25 @ Westwood	18
10/10/25 @ Mexia	3
10/07/25 @ Groesbeck	16
10/03/25 @ Buffalo	17
09/30/25 @ Teague	7
+ 2 more games

Elkhart was led to victory by Mallari Pittman and Marisa Denney. Pittman had 17 assists and six digs, while Denney had 18 digs, eight kills, and three aces. That's the most digs Denney has posted over her last seven matches.

Elkhart is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-13 record this season. As for Westwood, their loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-21.

Elkhart has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Fairfield on the 21st. As for Westwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Buffalo on the 17th.