The Menlo School Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Notre Dame Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Menlo School had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Mercy on Tuesday. The Knights were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Bears. The win was familiar territory for the Knights, who have now won three matchups in a row.
While Menlo School won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-18, 25-22.
Ava Wang
| 10/14/25 vs Mercy | 17 |
| 10/11/25 vs Gunn | 11 |
| 10/11/25 vs Hillsdale | 10 |
| 10/11/25 vs Sequoia | 11 |
| 10/11/25 vs Salinas | 18 |
| + 2 more games |
Menlo School got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Wang out in front who had 17 digs and one assist. Wang is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jamie Johnson, who had ten aces and four digs.
Menlo School was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame hadn't done well against Mercy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-17.
Menlo School's record is now 10-16. As for Notre Dame, their record now sits at 19-9.
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