Volleyball Game Preview: Galena Bears vs. Exeter Tigers

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2025, 2:13am

Volleyball Preview: Galena Bears vs. Exeter Tigers

Galena has gone a perfect 10-0 against Exeter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bears will square off against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Galena has four straight victories, Exeter has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Thursday, Galena got the win against Southwest by a conclusive 3-0.

Galena was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.

Mel Rice

Attacks Kills

10/16/25 vs Southwest12
10/14/25 @ Hurley22
10/09/25 vs Blue Eye36
10/07/25 @ Purdy22
10/02/25 @ Billings14
+ 21 more games

Galena relied on the efforts of Chloe Simpson, who had 14 assists and four digs, and Mel Rice, who had 12 kills and 12 digs. Rice has been hot for a while, having posted six or more kills the last 26 times she's played.

Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Exeter came up short against Southwest last Tuesday, falling 3-0.

The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-14.

Exeter's loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1. As for Galena, their win bumped their record up to 18-10-3.

Galena beat Exeter 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team 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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