The Nueva School needed a changed in momentum after dropping four straight games and they got it from Julia Cai. The Mavericks walked away with a 3-1 win over the Design Tech Dragons on Tuesday thanks in part to Cai, who had 19 kills, three digs, and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last five games she's played.
The Nueva School was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 27-25, 18-25, 25-19.
Zoe Chien
| 09/23/25 vs Design Tech | 4 |
| 09/16/25 @ Castilleja | 2 |
| 09/13/25 vs Monte Vista Christian | 2 |
| 09/13/25 vs Jefferson | 4 |
The Nueva School got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zoe Chien out in front who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Chien has posted over her last four games. The team also got some help courtesy of Elie Woodstone, who had 19 assists and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: The Nueva School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They served two more aces than Design Tech's also-impressive total of 11.
The Nueva School's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Design Tech, they dropped their record down to 4-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. The Nueva School will take on rival Basis Independent Silicon Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Design Tech is set to face off against their familiar foe University Prep Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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