PRESCOTT, Ariz. (September 6, 2025)
Another day, another two games Yavapai Volleyball gets to play during their Volleyball Invitational! Yavapai started off their second day strong, sweeping Colorado Northwestern 3-0!
The first set was high-octane offensive efficiency, with Yavapai rarely stepping off the gas pedal! They won this game 25-14, with lots of help coming from four Skylar Schwartz kills, two Micah Gardner spikes, and two service aces from Mariah Leyva! The last three points of the set came from back-to-back-to-back spikes from Anouk van Kollenburg, Aliceya Çiftçioglu, and Destiny Matthews, in that order.
Yavapai also won the second set 25-13. Team Captain McKenzie Wright had two early service aces, and Schwartz and Gardner continued their offensive dominance, each scoring three kills! Later in the set, Sarah Lora checked in and began her Yavapai career, where she scored two explosive kills. Hédi Mayerhoffer sealed the score with a game-winning block, winning set #2 25-13.
The final set featured some more first time play from Yavapai's bench players! Skylar Schwartz continued her reign of terror over the net and the fearful Spartans, clocking in a ridiculous 5 kills in this set alone! Aces from Wright, Mayerhoffer, and Morgane Breault kept the Yavapai lead strong, and the blocking duo of Mayerhoffer and Valerie Sabalza proved to be a tough wall to chip through. Lora checked in and scored another kill, as well as some late-set scoring from Kristianna Richards and Eris Pimentel! The Roughriders won this set handily 25-13, while winning the overall match 3-0 in a sweep.
UP NEXT
Yavapai plays their fourth and final match of the invitational later today at 3 PM. They will face off against Park University JV, hoping to go 3-1 at their home tournament.
