The No. 2 seed Montverde Academy girls volleyball team rolled past No. 7 seed Keystone Heights High School 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-11) in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A Regional Championship at The Nest on Tuesday evening.
The Eagles were dominant from start to finish, completing the match in just 61 minutes and showcasing their depth with all 15 players seeing action. MVA had an impressive .383 attach percentage as a team, totaling 32 kills with only nine errors on 60 total attacks.
Gabi Carvalho led the way offensively with nine kills and a .636 attack percentage. Eva Bardales was highly efficient, recording four kills on five attempts for an .800 attack percentage, while also adding two service aces and four digs. Suhmer Henriques posted five kills with just one error for a .667 percentage, and Janiyah Miller contributed three kills in the victory.
Setting duties were shared effectively between Isabella Parra and Kristina Vargas. Parra finished with 12 assists and four service aces, while Vargas tallied 15 assists and three aces. Leticia Cordeiro led the team with five service aces, and Mirea Thederahn added four aces and six digs as Montverde Academy totaled a season-high 19 service aces on the night.
With the win, Montverde Academy advances to the regional semifinal round, where the Eagles will host No. 3 seed McKeel Academy of Technology on Saturday at 2:00 PM. The matchup will be a rematch of last season's regional semifinal, which MVA won 3-0, as well as the second meeting between the two teams this season. Montverde Academy defeated McKeel 3-1 in their regular-season matchup on September 2.
