Bears
| 10/16/25 @ Houston | 3-1 |
| 10/14/25 vs Thayer | 3-2 |
| 10/13/25 vs Conway | 3-0 |
| 10/07/25 vs Mansfield | 3-0 |
Ava got their first taste of in-conference action on Thursday and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Tigers. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The win didn't come easy: Houston scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 25-21.
Tessa Dobrovits paced Ava's offense, picking up 14 kills. Dobrovits got some help from Claire McDonald and her 29 assists. Sofia Valbuzzi controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Ava's victory bumped their record up to 11-12-2. As for Houston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-9-3.
Ava wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Miller on the 18th. As for Houston, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Mountain Grove at 4:30 p.m. The Panthers will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each match than the last.
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