Oaks Christian swept Newbury Park 3-0 in Marmonte League girls volleyball on Tuesday, Sept. 15, winning a tight first two sets before pulling away in the third.
The Lady Lions took the opening set 25-22, then held off the Panthers 27-25 in a second set that extended past 25. Oaks Christian closed out the match with a decisive 25-16 third set, according to the Oaks Christian Athletics account on X. The match was played at Oaks Christian.
The win moved head coach Julie Bennett's squad to 13-2 overall and 2-0 in Marmonte League play. Individual stats for the match were not available.
Oaks Christian has leaned on a deep attack all season. In the league opener on Wednesday, Sept. 9, Tristyn Bailey tallied 19 kills and Elyse Wong added 15 in a 3-1 win over Thousand Oaks. The team recorded 11 aces in that match.
Bailey and Wong set the tone early. Bailey recorded 14 kills and Wong added 13 in the season-opening sweep of Chaminade on Thursday, Aug. 13. Malie Ogbechie posted 16 kills against Oak Park on Tuesday, Aug. 25, with Wong chipping in 14 more in a 3-0 win that pushed the Lions to 3-0.
The Ventura County Star ranked Oaks Christian No. 1 in its county girls volleyball rankings on Sept. 8, when the team was 4-2. The Star noted Bennett had already scheduled three opponents ranked among California's top 25 on MaxPreps: Harvard-Westlake (No. 15), West Ranch (No. 16) and Notre Dame (No. 22).
Newbury Park dropped to 19-5 overall and 1-1 in league play, according to MaxPreps. The Panthers had entered the match after losing two straight at a tournament on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Newbury Park hosts Calabasas on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. before traveling to Westlake on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Oaks Christian's next scheduled match was not confirmed in available records.
