After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Benilde-St. Margaret's, Centennial was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hopkins Royals as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Royals, too.
While Centennial won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.
Elena Hoecke paced Centennial's offense, picking up 12 kills. Hoecke got some help from Chase Manthey and her 25 assists. Nora Liesser controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Cougars
| 08/26/25 vs Hopkins | 3-0 |
| 08/21/25 vs Cambridge-Isanti | 3-0 |
| 10/29/24 vs Blaine | 3-1 |
| 10/24/24 vs Coon Rapids | 3-0 |
| 10/08/24 vs Hopkins | 3-0 |
Centennial's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Hopkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Centennial is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Duluth East at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hopkins, they will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Washburn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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