ATHENS, Ga. - For the first time since 2023, the Mount Vernon Varsity Volleyball team will play in the GHSA Elite 8.

The Mustangs accomplished that feat with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Athens Academy Spartans on Wednesday night, Oct. 21, at the Sinkwich Spartan Center.

MV won all three sets by a score 25-20.

The Mustangs have not lost a set since the start of the state tournament.

In Wednesday's match, MV totaled nine aces with Quincey Smeltz, Hannah Rosenberg, and Sophia Hardie each picking up two.

Mount Vernon blasted 35 kills in the three sets as well.

Riley Campbell finished a team-high eight kills with Sophia Hardie notched seven and Smeltz picking up six.

Smeltz led the team with three of MV's six blocks on the night.

MV finished with 60 digs overall.

Hannah Rosenberg, Emmy Childers, Maggie Hodges and Campbell were the top-four leaders.

Mount Vernon (21-23) will look to continue its playoff run in the Elite 8, traveling to Hebron Christian Academy for a best-of-5 match on Saturday, Oct. 24.

First serve against the Lions is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Lions Arena in Dacula, Ga.

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Established in 1972, Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.