Volleyball Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Norfolk's Winning Streak

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

10/11/25 vs Papillion-LaVista	0-2
10/11/25 vs Lincoln High	2-0
10/09/25 vs Lincoln East	3-0
10/07/25 vs Kearney	3-2
10/02/25 @ Fremont	3-0

It was a good run, but Norfolk unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Monarchs from their previous meeting back in September of 2018.

Norfolk was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Papillion-LaVista work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-20.

Aureylia Ahlmann paced Norfolk's offense, picking up nine kills. Ahlmann got some help from Audrey Galyen and her 16 assists. Finally, Kendall Dennis kept Norfolk's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Norfolk's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Papillion-LaVista, their victory ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 8-13.

Norfolk has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Bellevue West on the 11th. As for Papillion-LaVista, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Millard South on the 11th.