North Penn Knights cages the Quakertown Panthers in Straight Sets
The North Penn Knights varsity girls team won their third straight against the Quakertown Panthers in three sets. North Penn starts the 2025 season undefeated, 3-0, and dominated Quakertown from start to finish at home.
After a 0-1 start in set one, North Penn took control of the set and never looked back, winning set one 25-12. The first set win was a team effort with seven kills across the Knights' front row hitters and five aces, with senior captain, setter, Belle Mikulski, leading the set with three aces. Strong blocking from Junior Captain, middle hitter, Maya Mikulski, junior setter, Sofie Potrusilova, and junior hitter, Teju Arun kept the Panthers' offense in check.
Set two started with both teams trading points, and North Penn went on a 6-1 run, led by the serving of sophomore outside Holland Van Ooyen. North Penn pressed Quakertown to a 9-3 lead and continued to build on a lead, stifling the Panther offense. Senior libero, Kate Donaldson, kept Quakertown off the board, controlling the Panthers' swings. Sophomore setter, Braelynn Jasuta, recorded her first ace of the season from the serving line. North Penn quickly finished set two in 15 minutes, 25-15.
The Knights won the final set of the match, 25-12. The game was a hit fest with Junior middle hitter, Maya Mikulski, racking five kills and sophomore outside hitter, Holland Van Ooyen, with three kills. Teju Arun, junior right-side hitter, got on the board with two kills for her best hitting of the season. Senior captain setter, Belle Mikulski ended the match on a big swing for a convining win, 25-12.
The North Penn program celebrated its second straight program sweep, with both the varsity and JV teams winning their matches without a loss. The program is on a ten-set winning streak. The Knights face Faith Christian Academy at home on Friday night, August 29th- JV at 5:30 & Varsity at 6:30.