Volleyball Recap: Malie Soza Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Lake Havasu

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Previous 4 Games

10/27/25 - Away	3-1 W
10/01/25 - Home	3-0 W
10/28/24 - Home	3-0 W
10/02/24 - Away	3-1 W

Ironwood's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lake Havasu Knights. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 on October 1st.

In the three sets Ironwood was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-6, 24-26, 25-14.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ironwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malie Soza, who had 17 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Soza has posted since back in October of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Hutchison, who had 12 assists and seven digs.

They weren't the only good servers: Ironwood was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Havasu only served seven.

Ironwood has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Lake Havasu, they dropped their record down to 13-17 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Ironwood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Willow Canyon on the 29th. As for Lake Havasu, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Sunrise Mountain on the 29th.