Volleyball Recap: Hillcrest Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2025, 1:03pm

Volleyball Recap: Hillcrest Panthers vs. Sunset Bison

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the TX University Interscholastic League (UIL) & Hillcrest High School. Watch Full Replay

Hillcrest waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Sunset Bison. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in September.

One reason for the win was Hillcrest's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-11, 25-6.

Sephora Yimenu

Serving Aces (Career)

10/08/25 vs Sunset6
09/12/25 vs Adamson4
09/19/25 @ South Oak Cliff3
10/06/25 @ Adamson2
10/03/25 @ White1

Leading Hillcrest to victory were Sephora Yimenu and Anna Albert. Yimenu had six aces and one assist, while Albert had three digs and two aces. Those six aces gave Yimenu a new career-high.

Hillcrest's victory bumped their record up to 20-11-1. As for Sunset, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Hillcrest will take on rival South Oak Cliff at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sunset is set to square off against their familiar foe Molina at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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