Volleyball Recap: Grand Junction Takes a Loss

Grand Junction came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Monarch Coyotes, falling 3-0. The Tigers have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Haleigh Blaylock

Serving Aces

09/30/25 vs Grand Junction Central	1
10/02/25 @ Palisade	1
10/10/25 vs Rangeview	1
10/11/25 vs Arapahoe	1
08/26/25 vs Coal Ridge	2

Despite the loss, Grand Junction saw an underclassman step up: freshman Haleigh Blaylock had five digs and five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Blaylock. Harper Young also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assists of the season.

Maya Singh was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten digs and two assists.

Grand Junction's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Monarch, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.

Coming up, Grand Junction will challenge Fruita Monument at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Monarch, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Arapahoe on the 11th.