By David Fierro
The Greenwich High School volleyball team started its 2024 season in style recently.
The Cardinals opened their new season with a 3-1 win over visiting Joel Barlow in a non-conference match. Greenwich won the match by set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 17-25, 25-15. Sarah Bernann, a setter, recorded an impressive 40 assists to go along with 10 digs, one kill and one ace to power the Cardinals (1-0).
Heidi Zieme registered 14 kills, five digs and two aces, while Talia Muir had 17 digs and five kills for Greenwich. Alina Sarkissian tallied nine kills, one assist and one block in the winning effort.
Cameron Clark contributed nine kills and nine digs, while Kaya Armstrong had nine kills and two blocks for the Cardinals, who are in action again on Monday at FCIAC opponent St. Joseph in Trumbull.
The Cardinals are coming off a successful 2023 season in which they advanced to the quarterfinal round of the CIAC Class LL Tournament where they were edged by Southington, 3-2. Southington went on to lose to Darien in the championship match of the CIAC Class LL Tournament last season.
Greenwich has won the Class LL state title three times, capturing the championship in 2021, 2017 and 2010. The Cardinals won the FCIAC Tournament championship in 2013, 2017 and 2021.
