Volleyball Recap: Madisyn Bolenbaugh and Stefanie Wade Secure Win for Montpelier

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against North Central, Montpelier was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Gorham Fayette Eagles by a score of 3-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in September.

Montpelier had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-14.

Madisyn Bolenbaugh

Digs (Career)

10/02/25 vs Gorham Fayette	11
09/25/25 vs Pettisville	9
08/28/25 @ Pettisville	7
09/29/25 vs Emmanuel Christian	6
09/15/25 vs Fairview	4

Montpelier was led to victory by Stefanie Wade and Madisyn Bolenbaugh. Wade had 17 digs and three assists, while Bolenbaugh had 11 digs and two aces. Those 11 digs gave Bolenbaugh a new career-high. Bella Ramos also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.

They weren't the only good servers: Montpelier was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They are 2-1 when they serve at least ten aces.

Montpelier's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-15. As for Gorham Fayette, they are on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montpelier will take on Hicksville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Gorham Fayette, they will challenge Stryker at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.