Volleyball Recap: Mater Dei Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Jake Newman

Assists

04/04/25 @ Santa Margarita	40
04/02/25 @ Orange Lutheran	51
04/01/25 @ St. John Bosco	33
03/29/25 vs Loyola	24
03/29/25 @ O'Connor	16
+ 6 more games

Mater Dei won the last time they faced Santa Margarita, and Jake Newman did his part to make sure it happened again. The Monarchs put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory on Friday thanks in part to Newman, who had six digs and one block. He has been hot for a while, having also posted 16 or more assists the last 11 times he's played.

Mater Dei never let Santa Margarita on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-15.

The win (which was Mater Dei's third in a row) raised their record to 20-10-2. As for Santa Margarita, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mater Dei will challenge rival Servite at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Santa Margarita is set to square off against their familiar foe St. John Bosco at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.