Volleyball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Valley View

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

10/21/25 vs Montrose	3-2
10/20/25 @ Lakeland	3-2
10/16/25 @ Scranton	3-2
10/13/25 vs Mid Valley	3-0
10/09/25 vs Elk Lake	3-2

Valley View had won four straight games and Layla Marino did her part to make it five on Tuesday. The Cougars came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Montrose Meteors with plenty of help from Marino, who had 15 digs, 13 kills, and six aces. She has been hot, having posted five or more aces the last seven times she's played.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Valley View who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 24-26, 26-24, 25-27, 17-15.

Valley View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hanarra Semedo-Timas led the charge by getting 13 kills, eight blocks, and four digs. Those four digs gave Semedo-Timas a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Hallock, who had ten digs and four aces.

Valley View was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matches.

Several Meteors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was MALEAH GALELLA, who had 17 digs.

Valley View's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Montrose, their loss ended a seven-match streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Valley View will challenge Berwick at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Montrose, they will face off against Lake-Lehman at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.