Volleyball
Chris Wood, Co-ordinator of Volleyball
Santa Sabina Round 2
Round 2 of the 2025 Santa Sabina Invitational Volleyball Competition took place this past Saturday. Our teams continued their impressive start to the term with another week of fantastic performances.
Our Year 7s (Pymble 7) had an impressive 3 to 0 win in Round 1, however, managed to find themselves down a set against Brigidine. Our girls gained composure in set two and never looked back from there, taking out a 2 to 1 win.
After impressive back-to-back wins last week, Pymble 6 were unable to capitalise on their strong start and unfortunately fell to a 3 to 0 loss to Abbotsleigh.
Pymble 5, our Year 8 Division 1 team, claimed an outstanding 3 to 0 win versus Meriden. The girls got off to a flyer in the first set and only gave up three points to win it 25 to 3. In the next two sets, our focus switched to ensuring we played three-touch as much as possible.
Pymble 4’s game played out like Pymble 7, going down in the first set. A reflective team talk at the end of the first set allowed our girls to gain control of the game and come back to win 2 to 1.
Pymble 3 had a tough opponent in Mount St. Benedict’s, with the final score being a 3 to 0 loss. Our Year 10s are getting better each week, and it was great to see them not give up through the entire game.
A huge well done to our Senior Seconds, Pymble 2, who had to compete against Brigidine’s Senior First team, and came away with a draw. The scoreline finished 1/52 to 1/47 which means our girls would’ve won on a point countback.
| Team A | Team B | Result |
| Pymble 1 | Santa Sabina 2 | 1 to 0 Win |
| Pymble 2 | Brigidine 1 | 1 to 1 Draw |
| Pymble 3 | Mount St Benedicts 2 | 0 to 3 Loss |
| Pymble 4 | Monte 6 | 1 to 2 Loss |
| Pymble 5 | Meriden 8 | 3 to 0 Win |
| Pymble 6 | Abbotsleigh 10 | 0 to 3 Loss |
| Pymble 7 | Brigidine 7 | 2 to 1 Win |
Week 2 MVPs
Pymble 1 – Phoebe Murchison (Yr 10)
Pymble 2 – Lucy Sun (Yr 10)
Pymble 3 – Thiloksha Perera (Yr 10)
Pymble 4 – Kaitlyn Png (Yr 9)
Pymble 5 – Catherine Yu (Year 7)
Pymble 6 – Candice Liu (Yr 8)
Pymble 7 – Lamees Chaudhry (Yr 7)
Senior First Match Report by Volleyball Captain, Olivia Ayton
This week, Pymble 1 faced a formidable adversary, Santa Sabina. The match was fiercely contested from the beginning, with Pymble 1 narrowly scraping a first set victory with 25 to 23. Our opponent showcased their strength in the second set, with the score 19 to 23 their way after a series of long rallies. Despite the challenging conditions like the uneven terrain, heat, and glare from the sun, all the girls of Pymble 1 played admirably. Our serves were mostly consistent, with several ‘aces’ being crucial in preventing Santa from extending their lead. On-court communication had also improved markedly from last week’s game, attesting to our growing cohesion as a team. Our team’s determination to win every point also produced many hard-fought rallies and exciting plays. In the end, Pymble 1 emerged victorious with a final score of 1:0, and we aim to continue this winning streak in the weeks ahead.
