Volleyball Recap: Minerva Extends Winning Streak to Seven

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10/14/25 vs Carrollton	3-2
10/08/25 vs Aquinas	3-0
09/29/25 vs Northwest	3-0
09/25/25 @ Carrollton	3-1
09/23/25 vs Alliance	3-0
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Minerva had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Carrollton Warriors. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 3-1 victory back in September.

Minerva wouldn't go down easily and took Carrollton into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 15-25, 25-20, 15-7.

Jenna Dowell had a dynamite game, getting 22 digs and two aces. That's the most digs she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Shellenbarger, who had ten digs.

Minerva's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Carrollton, their defeat ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12.

Coming up, after both having extra time off, Minerva and Beaver Local will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carrollton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.