Monterey waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Tournament Opponent. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Plainsmen have posted since August 28th.

Sophia Tutino
08/30/25 vs Tournament Opponent | 9 |
08/28/25 vs El Paso | 8 |
08/23/25 vs Richland | 6 |
08/23/25 vs Oakridge | 5 |
08/28/25 vs Hobbs | 4 |
Leading Monterey to victory were Sophia Tutino and Liv Garcia. Tutino had nine digs and five aces, while Garcia had eight digs. Those nine digs gave Tutino a new career-high. Ashlynn Gonzalez also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Monterey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Monterey's victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
Looking ahead, Monterey will face off against Caprock at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Tournament Opponent has already played their next contest (against Mission Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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