By David Fierro
The 2025 season has started in sensational fashion for Greenwich High School’s varsity girls volleyball team.
The Cardinals opened their season with a home match against non-conference rival Southington High School on the road on September 4th and earned a 3-0 win. Greenwich then traveled to Newtown High School Sept. 8 and experienced the same type of success, posting a 3-0 victory.
Greenwich’s 3-0 triumph against Southington was a hard-fought affair, as it won the match by set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-22. Junior middle hitter Kayah Armstrong registered 12 kills and three digs, while junior outside hitter Heidi Zieme posted 10 kills, 10 digs and three aces to help power the Cardinals. Sophomore Bailee Dayon recorded 23 digs and one ace, junior setter Victoria Sullivan had 30 assists, nine digs and one ace and senior outside hitter Aleena Jacobsen tallied 11 digs and six kills for the Cardinals.
On Sept. 8, the Cardinals visited the Nighthawks of Newtown and swept to a 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 victory. Sullivan notched 26 assists, two blocks and two aces, while Jacobsen had six kills and three digs in the win. Armstrong had 12 kills, Dayon registered seven digs, three assists and one ace and Zieme added two aces and one dig for the 2-0 Cardinals.
Greenwich hosts FCIAC foe St. Joseph in its home-opener on Sept. 10. Match time is at 4 p.m. The Cardinals advanced all the way to the semifinal-round of the CIAC Class LL Volleyball Tournament in 2024, where they were edged by Darien, 3-2.
