Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team continued its winning ways with road victories over Bunnell of Stratford on September 25, Bethel two days later, and Notre Dame-Fairfield on October 1, making it five in a row heading into a Friday, October 4, visit to New Milford at 6 pm.

The Nighthawks defeated Bunnell 3-0 (25-5, 27-25, 25-17) behind 21 aces. Gianna Galassi had six aces and Emily Daoust and Allie Nowacki each contributed four. Nowacki had seven kills and a block; Galassi had five kills, one block, and a dig; Addy Cordova logged two aces, one kill, and four digs; and Daoust and Taylor Leighton each had two digs.

Rylan Kennedy logged an ace, three kills and a pair of digs; Ava Lombardo racked up 21 assists to go along with an ace and a dig; Sarah Hubner had two aces and two digs; Noelle Meadows had two blocks; Lauren Murphy tallied an ace, two kills, and a block; Cassie Pickering registered three kills and a block; and Sara Heinen had a kill and a dig.

Newtown beat Bethel 3-1 (25-18, 13-25, 25-17, 25-21). Nowacki recorded two aces, eight kills, and two blocks; Galassi had three aces, seven kills, and two digs; Heinen had seven kills and one block; Lombardo compiled an ace, four kills, two blocks, 37 assists, and three digs; Daoust had three aces and two digs; and Murphy picked up an ace and trio of kills.

Against Notre Dame the Hawks were victorious 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-15). Elena Burdo had five of Newtown’s 14 aces. Nowacki had four aces, five kills, two blocks, and a dig. Galassi registered a pair of aces, seven kills and five digs; Murphy had seven kills; Lombardo logged 20 assists to go along with two blocks; and Cordova and Daoust both had an ace and five digs