Volleyball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Shawnee Mission East

Lancers

Previous Games

10/18/25 @ Blue Valley North	2-1
10/18/25 @ Basehor-Linwood	2-0
10/18/25 vs Staley	2-0
10/16/25 @ Shawnee Mission North	3-0
10/14/25 @ Olathe North	3-0
+ 3 more games

Shawnee Mission East waltzed into their match on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Blue Valley North Mustangs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lancers have posted since September 27th.

Shawnee Mission East had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 28-26, 25-22.

Molly McDonald paced Shawnee Mission East's offense, picking up 16 kills. McDonald got some help from McGuire Alaina and her 33 assists. Macy Sims controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.

Despite the loss, Blue Valley North still got an impressive performance from Coco Akimoto, who had 24 digs and three assists.

Shawnee Mission East's win bumped their record up to 21-9. As for Blue Valley North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 20-12 record this season.

Shawnee Mission East has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Bentonville on the 18th. As for Blue Valley North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Blue Valley on the 18th.