Volleyball Game Preview: Santa Barbara Dons vs. Notre Dame (SO) Knights
By Team Reports
May 4, 2025, 10:12pm
Volleyball Preview: Santa Barbara Dons vs. Notre Dame (SO) Knights
The Santa Barbara Dons will take on the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Barbara will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Santa Barbara is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Foothill 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (109-108) Santa Barbara actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame (SO) waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Pioneers.
Notre Dame (SO)'s victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. As for Santa Barbara, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
Santa Barbara skirted past Notre Dame (SO) 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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