The St. Joseph Cadets will square off against the New Canaan Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, St. Joseph was able to grind out a solid win over McMahon, taking the game 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the Cadets in their matchups with the Senators: they've now won three in a row.
St. Joseph had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Sarah Lovett
| 10/13/25 vs McMahon | 20 |
| 10/03/25 vs Ludlowe | 15 |
| 10/10/25 @ Wilton | 14 |
| 10/23/24 vs Stamford | 13 |
| 10/16/24 @ New Canaan | 13 |
St. Joseph's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sarah Lovett, who had 20 kills, two aces, and one block. Those 20 kills gave Lovett a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Kugit, who had 32 assists and two aces.
They weren't the only good servers: St. Joseph was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Westhill came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against New Canaan, but Mia Lockyer wouldn't allow it. The Rams blew past the Vikings 3-0 on Friday with plenty of help from Lockyer, who had 18 digs and two aces. Lovett is also on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
While New Canaan might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Westhill scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-18.
New Canaan's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for St. Joseph, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
