Alta proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Kearns Cougars 3-2. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Alta who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-8.
Catherine Brinkman paced Alta's offense, picking up 18 kills. Brinkman got some help from Ava Morgan and her 26 assists. Brinkman was also solid from the service line: she led the team with nine aces.
Hawks
| 08/28/25 @ Kearns | 3-2 |
| 08/26/25 vs Tooele | 3-0 |
| 08/23/25 vs Poway | 2-0 |
| 08/23/25 vs Sanger | 2-1 |
The victory was the fourth in a row for Alta, bringing their record up to 7-4. As for Kearns, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alta will challenge Olympus at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Hawks' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. After both having extra time off, Kearns and Granger will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The match will also give the Cougars their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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