It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Howland can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Archbishop Hoban Knights on Thursday. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Knights from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Howland may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 12 points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-12, 25-12.
Maya Kubancsek paced Howland's offense, picking up ten kills. Kubancsek got some help from Talia Rishel and her 14 assists.

Tigers
| 10/23/25 @ Archbishop Hoban | 0-3 |
| 10/21/25 vs Geneva | 3-1 |
| 10/16/25 @ Ursuline | 3-1 |
| 10/13/25 vs Struthers | 3-0 |
| 10/11/25 @ Hoover | 0-3 |
Howland moved to 15-10 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Archbishop Hoban, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Howland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Hoban, after both having extra time off, they and Highland will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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