Greenwich High volleyball team has another successful week, topping Norwalk, Fairfield Warde; Cardinals are seeded sixth in FCIAC Tournament, will visit Trumbull in quarterfinal-round

By David Fierro on October 28, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

**Photo courtesy of Kathleen Bonney:** From left to right, head coach Marianna Linnehan, Kassidy Bonney, Graciella Echevarria, Grace Darnow, Hayley Dionis, Skyler Wilson and Maggie Petz gather on the Greenwich High School girls volleyball team’s Senior Day at Greenwich High School, recently.

The final week of the regular season concluded in successful fashion for the Greenwich High School volleyball team.

The Cardinals earned victories against Norwalk at home and Fairfield Warde on the road to finish their regular season with a record of 15-4 overall and 11-4 in the FCIAC.

Greenwich is the No. 6 seed in the FCIAC Volleyball Tournament, which begins on Monday. The Cardinals will visit third-seeded Trumbull in the FCIAC quarterfinals Monday at 5 p.m.

**Photo by Kathleen Bonney**: Greenwich High School’s girls volleyball seniors gather during their Senior Day ceremony.

On Monday, Greenwich celebrated Senior Day before its home crowd with a 3-0 win over Norwalk, winning the match by set scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-13.

Senior Kassidy Bonney recorded a team-high 14 kills to go along with eight digs, four blocks and three aces to help lead the Cardinals. Senior tri-captain Hayley Dionis posted a team-best 14 digs and had two aces, while junior Alina Sarkissian had eight kills, two blocks and one ace for Greenwich against Norwalk.

**Photo courtesy of Kathleen Bonney:** Grace Darnow of the Greenwich High School girls volleyball team in action during the Cardinals’ Senior Day victory against Norwalk recently.

Yesterday, Greenwich traveled to Fairfield Warde and recorded an impressive 3-1 victory. The loss was just the second of the season for the Mustangs (13-2 FCIAC, 18-2 overall), who are seeded No. 2 in the FCIAC Tournament. Greenwich won the match by set scores of 25-23, 17-25, 25-19, 26-24.

Bonney powered the Cardinals in the hitting department, tallying a team-high 20 kills. She also amassed 24 digs, two blocks and two aces in the winning effort.

Dionis had a team-best 26 digs and added four aces, while GHS teammate Sarah Bernann, totaled a team-high 46 assists, along with five digs and four kills against Warde.

**Photo by Kathleen Bonney:** Graciella Echevarria of Greenwich rises to block the ball during the Cardinals’ Senior Day triumph against Norwalk this week. The Cardinals are getting ready to compete in the FCIAC Tournament.

Sarkissian (10 kills, eight digs, three blocks, one ace), Joy Houdre (16 digs, four kills, two aces, one assist, one block) and Talia Muir (10 kills, three digs) also paced the Cardinals in the victory against the Mustangs.

Greenwich’s loss this week came on Wednesday at Westhill. The Vikings won the match, 25-23, 25-20, 26-24. Dionis had 19 digs and two aces, while Bonney tallied 16 kills, seven digs and four blocks.

**Photo courtesy of Kathleen Bonney:** Kassidy Bonney hits the ball over the net for the Greenwich High girls volleyball team in its victory against visiting Norwalk on Oct. 23, 2023, in Greenwich.

Bernann kept the offense moving with 27 assists, four digs, three aces and two kills and Sarkissian had 10 kills, three aces, two digs and two blocks against Westhill, which has a record of 14-5 overall and 12-3 in the ultra-competitive FCIAC. Westhill is seeded fourth in the FCIAC Tournament and hosts No. 5 St. Joseph in Monday’s quarterfinals.

Houdre had 18 digs, four kills, three aces and one assist versus Westhill.