Beverly came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Winthrop Vikings by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.
Beverly had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-16.
Lorelei MacKilligan
| 10/02/25 @ Winthrop | 5 |
| 09/25/25 @ Peabody Veterans Memorial | 1 |
| 09/22/25 vs Bishop Fenwick | 1 |
| 09/19/25 @ Bishop Fenwick | 1 |
| 09/12/25 vs Swampscott | 1 |
Beverly's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lorelei MacKilligan, who had six digs and five aces. Those five aces gave MacKilligan a new career-high. Sophia Balducci was another key player, getting 14 digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Beverly was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
The win got Beverly back to even at 6-6. As for Winthrop, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Coming up, Beverly will head out to face off against Danvers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Winthrop has already played their next matchup (against Triton Regional), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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