Volleyball Game Preview: Gibbs Gladiators vs. Seminole Warhawks

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2025, 9:15pm

Volleyball Preview: Gibbs Gladiators vs. Seminole Warhawks

Gibbs is 0-5 against Seminole since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m.

Gibbs heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They came up short against Lemon Bay, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Gladiators have suffered since September 16th.

The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-6.

Jade Carter

Digs

10/16/25 @ Lemon Bay31
10/14/25 vs Boca Ciega16
10/09/25 @ Boca Ciega28
10/07/25 @ Lakewood10
10/02/25 vs Bayshore19
09/30/25 @ Tarpon Springs51

Despite the loss, Gibbs got top-tier performance from Jade Carter, who had 31 digs. Carter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last six games she's played.

Meanwhile, Seminole had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warhawks have posted since August 23rd.

Seminole wouldn't go down easily and took Dunedin into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 24-26, 19-25, 25-11, 15-11.

Gibbs better keep an eye on Kylee Killalea. She was instrumental in Seminole's win, getting 16 kills, ten digs, and four aces. That's the most aces Killalea has posted over her last three contests. Another player making a difference was Angelina Capellan, who had three digs and three aces.

Seminole's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Gibbs, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.

Gibbs might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Seminole in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Warhawks' Taylor Leide, who had 24 digs and six aces. Now that the Gladiators know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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