2026 Volleyball Roundup for Thursday – October 1

• Sehome 3, Squalicum 0

• Bellingham 3, Lakewood 1

• Meridian 3, Blaine 0

• Lynden 3, Burlington-Edison 0

• Lynden Christian 3, Nooksack Valley 0

SEHOME 3, SQUALICUM 0

Both teams were 6-2 coming into this game, and the Mariners came away with straight set wins on the road against the Storm.

Senior Paige Flory had another huge game with 18 kills, 14 digs and three aces, all of which led Sehome, and junior Radler Rosellison had another double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs.

Taylor Turrell had 37 assists to go with her six kills, six digs and two aces, Jackie Hurley also had 14 digs and Katherine Staton added four kills and a game-high 2.5 blocks.

Squalicum was led by senior Bronwyn Jones who finished with 20 digs, and senior Alyssa Roselli who added seven digs and 13 assists.

Freshman Lola Froese had five kills, and sophomore Avery Kettman added three aces.

 

BELLINGHAM 3, LAKEWOOD 1

After splitting the first two sets, the Bayhawks won the next two to defeat the Cougars at home, and pick up their fourth win on the season.

Freshman Hensley Hurlburt had the biggest game of her young varsity career as she finished with 12 kills, 19 digs and nine aces.

Junior setter Morgan Brennan set up her teammates with 30 assists and she also added 16 digs, while senior Bailey Burge had a team-high 21 digs.

Audrey Riehl and Amber Keay each had a pair of blocks, and Estelle Ochs added eight kills and 13 digs.

 

MERIDIAN 3, BLAINE 0

The Trojans continued to add to their current winning streak as they defeated the Borderites at home 25-12, 25-10 and 25-13.

Junior Melanie Short slammed home a whopping 23 kills, and didn’t in an efficient way as she also posted a .538 hitting percentage.

Senior Amelia Koning had a team-high 12 digs, and senior Eden Bernardy finished with five aces and nine digs, while Kendall Stacy had 29 assists and Sierra James had two blocks.

Blaine freshman Lexi Black led her team with five kills, while also finishing with six digs.

Senior Livia Weeda added four kills and a game-high three blocks, and sophomore Rileyann Granstrom had eight assists.

 

LYNDEN 3, BURLINGTON-EDISON 0

The Lions continued to steamroll the competition as they defeated the Tigers on the road 25-8, 25-10 and 25-9.

When junior Izzie Stephan wasn’t blocking Burlington-Edison kill attempts, she was busy running the offense with 39 assists. She also led with four blocks, and was closely followed by Brooke McDonald who had two blocks.

Stephan set up three different teammates that reached double-digits in kills as Finley Parcher finished with 15, Lexi Hermanutz had 12 and Sarah McVie added 10.

Hermanutz also had 12 digs and three aces, both of which led her team, and Parcher had 11 digs.

 

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 3, NOOKSACK VALLEY 0

The Lyncs moved up to 4-2 on the season, and by doing so they caused the Pioneers to drop their third straight match.

Senior Jocelyn Eshuis led Lynden Christian with nine kills, four aces and two blocks, and senior Ellie Pierce was close behind with eight kills and two aces, while sophomore Jess DeJong also picked up six kills and two blocks.

Sophomore Emeri Fritts had a team-high eight assists and Charlotte Miller added three aces.

Nooksack Valley was led by sophomore Finley Mitchell who had 13 assists and nine digs, and Elizabeth DeLange who finished with seven kills and two blocks.