Undefeated season continues for defending state, FCIAC champion Greenwich High girls volleyball team

By David Fierro on October 21, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

**Photo by David Fierro:** Members of Greenwich High School’s varsity girls volleyball team react after winning a point in their home match against Stamford High School on Oct. 19, 2026. The Cardinals won the match, 3-0.

Challenged in the third set of their match against Stamford after winning the first two sets, the members of Greenwich High School’s varsity volleyball team were especially determined to record a 3-0 win against the visiting Black Knights.

The Cardinals entered their match against the Black Knights with a record of 12-0 while sweeping each opponent in the process. Indeed, Greenwich hadn’t lost a single set all season heading into its home match against Stamford, so when the Black Knights trailed by only a couple of points in the third game, the Cardinals knew exactly what they had to accomplish.

Greenwich did what it’s done all season, closing out the third set and sweeping its way to a victory, defeating Stamford, 3-0, improving its record to a perfect 13-0 in the process. The Cardinals won the match by set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-23.

Senior captain Kayah Armstrong registered 11 kills, six digs, five blocks, four service points and one assist, while junior libero Bailee Dayon tallied 22 digs, seven assists and 11 service points for the undefeated Cardinals.

**Photo by David Fierro**: Bailee Dayon (No. 5) in action for Greenwich’s girls volleyball team against Stamford. On the scene for the Cardinals is Kayah Armstrong, left and Victoria Sullivan (No. 6). GHS won the home match, 3-0.

“I think it was pretty good, I think we had really good serve receive in the next two sets and we kept swinging, we didn’t stop,” Dayon said following the Cardinals’ 3-0 win over Stamford. “We got around the blocks, we were doing smart plays. The third set we got a little shaky when it got close.”

Senior Heidi Zieme, one of the Cardinals’ captains, posted 10 digs, six kills and three service points for the defending FCIAC and CIAC Class LL state champions.

“I thought that was great match,” Zieme said. “They definitely came with a lot of energy in the last set, which is what made it so intense. But I think that we stick to our own rhythm and how we always play and that’s how we end up going 3-0.”

**Photo by David Fierro:** From left to right, Bailee Dayon, Heidi Zieme and Samantha Tommasino get ready to return a serve from Stamford during an FCIAC varsity volleyball match at Greenwich High School on Oct. 19, 2026. GHS won, 3-0.

Senior setter/captain Victoria Sullivan helped initiate Greenwich’s offense against Stamford. Sullivan notched 22 assists, seven digs, six kills, seven service points and three blocks in the soaring Cardinals’ latest victory.

“Overall, we really had a great connection with all of our hitters,” Sullivan said. “We were getting our passes where we needed them to be and we were getting a lot of 1-on-1 situations and put the ball away. We had really good rhythm.”

Freshman Beatriz Lisboa Da Cunha De Freitas had eight digs, seven assists, six kills and four service points for the Cards against the Black Knights.

Samantha Tommasino, a junior, added eight digs, eight kills and five service points for Greenwich, which is in first place in the competitive FCIAC.

Photo by David Fierro: Greenwich High School senior captain Kaya Armstrong leaps at the net against Stamford.

“I trust in our process and I think that we a couple of shaky moments there, but like always, I trust Greenwich volleyball to find their way out of it,” Armstrong said after Greenwich swept to a 3-0 win over Stamford.

Prior to defeating Stamford, Greenwich was victorious against Staples at home on Oct. 14, 3-0. Zieme amassed 14 digs, 10 kills, two service points and one block, while Dayon had 21 digs, six service points and two assists for GHS against the Wreckers.

Sullivan had 10 digs, 23 assists, seven service points and seven kills and Armstrong totaled 14 kills, five service points, three blocks and one assist for the victors, who of course, are well aware of their winning streak and pattern of earning 3-0 wins.

Greenwich hosted Stamford High School and was victorious, 3-0.

“It’s a very important streak that we have going on and we continue to keep it up and I think that we’re all playing very well together,” Dayon said after GHS topped Stamford. “Especially after our big wins last year, we know how to recover from losing by a couple of points and we know how to finish.”

Lisboa Da Cunha De Freitas had 12 assists, eight digs, eight service points five kills and two blocks for Greenwich versus Staples.

“We are definitely trying to go undefeated in sets too this whole season,” Zieme said after the Stamford matchup. “So, I feel like we’re really motivated and we just keep. We set high expectations for ourselves.”

Greenwich earned a 3-0 victory against Stamford on Oct. 19, 2026, to improve its record to 13-0.

Greenwich visited Bridgeport Central on Oct. 13th and won the match, 3-0. Zieme (nine kills, five digs, five service points) Armstrong (12 kills, five digs, two service points), Sullivan (21 assists, 16 service points, three digs, three kills) and senior Karolina Zientek (five digs, five assists, seven service points, three aces and one kills) paced GHS to its convincing win over Central.

Up next for Greenwich is a road match against Danbury on Wednesday (Oct. 21) and a home matchup versus St. Joseph on Friday (Oct. 23rd). The Cards visit Trumbull on Oct. 26, then close out their regular season against New Canaan on Oct. 28th, as they continue their quest to finish undefeated.

“Obviously, our ultimate goal is to do well in those final playoffs and get that championship again, so we’re looking forward to it,” Sullivan said.