Somerset County Girls Volleyball Tournament - Bridgewater-Raritan vs. Hillsborough - Ava Marvuglio and Camille Hilton — B-R's Ava Marvuglio and Camille Hilton (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

October 21, 2025

IMAGES: B-R Wins Thriller to Advance to Somerset County Girls Volleyball Championship

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2025 Somerset County Girls Volleyball Tournament Semifinals - Bridgewater-Raritan vs. Hillsborough

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Action from a 2025 Somerset County Girls Volleyball Tournament semifinal match between Bridgewater-Raritan and Hillsborough. (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

After dropping set one, the Bridgewater-Raritan girls’ volleyball team rattled off three straight set wins, including a come-from-behind victory in set four, to top Hillsborough 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-22) in a Somerset County Girls Volleyball Tournament semifinal match.

Ava Marvuglio hammered down 15 kills, served up four aces, and dug up 15 balls to lead the Panther effort. Jahniah Bishop also had 15 kills and three blocks for B-R, while Katelyn Phan led the Panthers with 28 digs. Ella Sorenson dished out 32 assists for Bridgewater-Raritan.

Grace Fitzpatrick had 17 kills, 15 digs, and four service aces to lead the way for Hillsborough. Abigail Fenton added another 15 kills and led the Raiders with 21 digs. Cynthia Lei dished 42 assists, and Alexa Gaspar had four stuffs for Hillsborough.

With the win, B-R advances to take on Mount St. Mary in the county championship match on Thursday at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. Hillsborough returns to action Saturday at Madison.

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Christopher Shannon

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Christopher is the Photo Editor at OnNJ Sports. You can often find Christopher along the sidelines at sporting events in Northern Jersey, or at West Point photographing athletic, and other, events there. Christopher’s favorite events that he has had the opportunity to cover, so far in his career, include Penn State football White Out games and Army-Navy football games. While Christopher enjoys photographing a wide variety of sports, his favorite to cover include football, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, and lacrosse.