Oaks Christian's girls volleyball team swept Calabasas 3-0 on senior night Thursday, Oct. 8, winning 25-19, 25-12 and 25-15 to stay unbeaten in Marmonte League play.
The Lady Lions improved to 23-2 overall and 9-0 in league, according to the Oaks Christian Athletics account on X. The team is on pace for its first unbeaten league season since 2023, the Ventura County Star reported in its midseason rankings published Oct. 1. MaxPreps lists the team on a 21-match winning streak.
Head coach Julie Bennett's squad is ranked No. 6 in California and No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section in MaxPreps' power ratings. The CIF-SS computer rankings, a separate system used for playoff seeding, placed Oaks Christian at No. 11 as of Oct. 6, when the team's record stood at 19-2.
The match was senior night for the Westlake Village school. The MaxPreps roster lists six seniors on the squad: outside hitters Avery Wilkinson and Tristyn Bailey, middle blocker/outside hitter Lyla Eason, setter Siena Warren, and defensive specialists Monroe Noble and Ellie Hallinan.
Calabasas fell to 12-20 with the loss.
Wong leads a deep roster
Sophomore outside hitter Elyse Wong has been a standout all season. In two rivalry wins over Thousand Oaks earlier in league play, Wong recorded 37 kills, 17 digs and seven aces, the Ventura County Star reported in its midseason rankings published Oct. 1. The Star ranked Oaks Christian No. 1 in the county at that point.
Match stats from Thursday's sweep were not available.
Playoffs loom
The regular season ends Wednesday, Oct. 14. The CIF Southern Section playoffs are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to SI.com's report on the CIF-SS playoff schedule.
Oaks Christian has one league match remaining: a trip to Westlake on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 6:30 p.m. Westlake enters that contest at 9-11 overall.
