New Covenant waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Carlisle Chiefs as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Gryphons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Chiefs, too.
New Covenant's got stronger as the match went on, holding Carlisle to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-6.
New Covenant got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lydia Williams out in front who had 11 assists and three aces. Those 11 assists gave Williams a new career-high. Kate Cordes also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Gryphons
| 09/19/25 vs Carlisle | 3-0 |
| 09/16/25 @ Lynchburg HomeSchool | 3-1 |
| 09/12/25 @ Southwest Virginia Academy | 3-1 |
| 09/09/25 @ Virginia Episcopal School | 3-0 |
They weren't the only good servers: New Covenant was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
New Covenant's record is now 10-4. As for Carlisle, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Covenant didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Westover Christian Academy on the 23rd. Carlisle has also already played their next match (against Summit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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