San Mateo County volleyball roundup: Westmoor earns back-to-back Ws

Westmoor also swept Tuesday at South City 25-18, 25-11, 25-14. The previous week, the Rams dropped back-to-back PAL Ocean matches, but won three sets against a pair of teams tied for second place in the process. They took El Camino to five sets, falling 21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 18-25, 15-8, before falling in four sets to Mills 25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 25-7.

THURSDAY

Notre Dame-Belmont 3, Menlo 2

The Tigers (3-1 WBAL Foothill, 13-8 overall) rallied back in the race to 15 to win an exciting Game 5 for a 18-25, 25-17, 27-29, 25-13, 17-15 victory at Menlo School (2-1, 4-11).

NDB trailed 14-10 in the final set when sophomore libero Piper Ventura stepped to the service line, bringing the Tigers back from the abyss and junior middle Ella McKinney scoring a block to tie it 14-all. Menlo sophomore Alex Fair earned a side-out with a kill to force extra points, but NDB took the advantage on a Gia Rivera kill before McKinney and junior Vivienne Butler raised the roof by teaming on the double block to win it.

In Game 3, the Tigers held two late leads, including set point at 26-25. But the Lady Knights rallied to take the set, punctuated by a block from sophomore Elena Gordon.

The win for NDB snaps a four-game losing streak in head-to-head play with Menlo dating back to 2023.

Mills 3, South City 1

The Lady Vikings (4-1 PAL Ocean, 9-13 overall) came out swinging, rolling to a lopsided Game 1 win to take down South City (0-4, 2-13) in four sets 25-3, 24-26, 25-5, 25-15 in Millbrae. Junior middle hitter Abigail Purvey led the way with a career day, scoring 23 kills. Not only is it a new career high for the second-year varsity middle, it marks the first time she has ever recorded double-digit kills.

Purvey hit at a .500 clip, and added two aces to the scoresheet. Mills recorded 22 aces as a team, with senior Noelle Young and sophomore Kara da Luz totaling six aces apiece. Junior attackers Miila Hassan and Reanna Ng added 10 kills each.

Sequoia 3, Half Moon Bay 0

The Ravens (3-2 PAL Bay, 11-9 overall) rebounded from two straight league losses, sweeping at home 25-19, 25-7, 25-19 past Half Moon Bay (1-4, 10-6). Sophomore Kiera Winters enjoyed a big showing from the line, scoring 20 points in 23 service attempts, including a career-high eight aces. Winters added a team-high seven kills, while senior Joslin Fiel anchored the defense with 14 digs.

Carlmont 3, Woodside 0

Since dropping their league opener, the Lady Scots (4-1 PAL Bay, 7-7 overall) have now won four straight in PAL Bay Division play with a 25-17, 25-22, 25-16 sweep at home over Woodside (0-5, 1-9). Carlmont, after M-A’s win Thursday over Aragon, maintains a hold of the top spot in the Bay, with the three teams now in a first-place tie.

Pacific Bay 3, KIPP Collegiate 0

The Eagles (2-1 PSAL, 5-5 overall) have won three of their last four, traveling to San Jose for a 25-8, 25-14, 25-15 sweep at KIPP Collegiate (0-3, 6-6). Pacific Bay Christian dominated from the service line, totaling 20 aces, with seniors Katelyn Cheng and Samantha Lin, and junior Savanna Munds totaling five aces apiece, while sophomore Nicole Kim scored three aces. Sophomore outside hitter Charlotte Khim led the attack with nine kills.

In other action ...

Burlingame (2-3 PAL Bay, 8-11 overall) swept to a 25-14, 25-18, 25-18 win at Hillsdale (2-3, 6-10).

El Camino (4-1 PAL Ocean, 5-6 overall) claimed a 25-15, 25-17, 25-18 home win over Jefferson (1-4, 2-8).

After dropping the first two sets, Mercy-Burlingame (2-2 WBAL Foothill, 7-7 overall) rallied back for a 21-25, 19-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-7 win over Harker (2-3, 4-7) at Serra.

Nueva School (1-2 PSAL, 4-7 overall) stumbled after a Game 1 win, falling at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley (2-0, 7-6) in five sets 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 15-8.