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| 09/22/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/16/24 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 09/07/24 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 10/21/23 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 09/07/23 - Home | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Shawnee Mission East proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Olathe Northwest Ravens 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Shawnee Mission East wouldn't go down easily and took Olathe Northwest into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-25, 15-6.
Molly McDonald paced Shawnee Mission East's offense, picking up 20 kills. McDonald got some help from McGuire Alaina and her 42 assists. Alaina was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Despite the defeat, Olathe Northwest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Amaya Jimenez had 21 digs and two assists. Those 21 digs set a new season-high mark for Jimenez.
Shawnee Mission East's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Olathe Northwest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Shawnee Mission East has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Lawrence on the 23rd. As for Olathe Northwest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Olathe East on the 23rd.
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