Girls volleyball: Northridge sweeps Bonneville in regular-season finale
Knights, Lakers looking ahead to Thursday's 5A bracket reveal
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- Northridge junior Madeline Burrell (8) goes up for the ball during a match vs. Bonneville on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington Terrace.
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- Bonneville senior Lindsey Morgan (22) serves the ball during Senior Night vs. Northridge on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington Terrace.
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- Northridge sophomore Lia Brown (6) gets set before a serve during a match vs. Bonneville on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington Terrace.
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- The Bonneville volleyball team celebrates a point during Senior Night vs. Northridge on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington Terrace.
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Northridge girls volleyball added one final regular-season victory, clearing Bonneville in three sets (25-12, 25-16, 25-19) on the road Tuesday, ahead of the 5A state tournament bracket reveal set for Thursday morning.
The Knights (16-10, 8-6 Region 5) gave its region standing a bump with consecutive wins over Box Elder and the Lakers (9-13, 3-10) after being swept by region champion Bountiful. Karlee Mayfield, Izabel Kap and Elise Williams combined for 15 kills; Miranda Brown chipped in 10 digs.
Asked about her team’s region finish, Northridge head coach Hailey Kissner said “toughness and grit” were the defining qualities of her club that helped close the season. Kissner expects Northridge to receive a first-round bye when the brackets go live.
“The middle of the season makes it easy for teams to get in a rut, but I think they proved how to battle back and earn their spot,” Kissner said.
Bonneville struggled to hang with Northridge through the first pair, but a late stand made things interesting with the Lakers tying the final set at 12 and at 16 down the stretch. Seniors Maisy Frear (four kills) and Lyndsey Morgan (three aces) led the way on Senior Night.
Even with the loss, the Lakers are still set to make the playoff race for the first time since 2018.
Bonneville head coach Daniel Peters spoke highly of his group’s perseverance through a gauntlet region schedule to earn the opportunity ahead of them — even if that means packing up the bus for a lengthy road trip.
“We’re gonna go do our thing on the road,” Peters said. “We’re going to have to go destroy somebody on the road, but that’s what we’re going to do to make it down to UVU.”
“The girls really rely on each other,” Peters said. “Tonight, I think the emotions go to them … We can hang with (Northridge) all day long and I don’t think we did what we could’ve done.”
The UHSAA will release the complete 6A and 5A brackets at 10 a.m. Thursday.
SCORES, NO STATS REPORTED
Fremont 3, Syracuse 0: 25-16, 25-21, 26-24
Weber 3, Layton 0: 25-20, 25-23, 27-25
Farmington 3, Davis 2: 26-24, 26-24, 24-26, 26-28, 15-11
Bountiful 3, Clearfield 0: 25-12, 25-23, 25-20
Connect with prep sports reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net and X @ctbecker.
