Volleyball Recap: Saint Thomas Aquinas Takes Down Ranked St. Michael the Archangel

Saints

Margin

09/11/25 @ St. Michael the Archangel	3
09/06/25 vs St. Teresa's Academy	2
09/02/25 vs Park Hill South	2
09/02/25 @ Shawnee Heights	2
08/30/25 @ Mill Valley	1

Saint Thomas Aquinas is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Michael the Archangel. The Saints blew past the Guardians 3-0. The game marked the Saints' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Saint Thomas Aquinas' got stronger as the match went on, holding St. Michael the Archangel to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.

Grace Martin paced Saint Thomas Aquinas' offense, picking up 18 kills. Martin got some help from Alayna Vaeth and her 34 assists.

When it comes to explaining why St. Michael the Archangel lost, don't look at Bokenkroger Molly. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs. Molly is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.

Saint Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Michael the Archangel, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.

Saint Thomas Aquinas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Blue Valley on the 16th. As for St. Michael the Archangel, they have also already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Nashville on the 13th.