North Andover's girls volleyball team swept Malden 3-0 on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the MIAA Division 1 preliminary round at Crozier Gym.
The win sends the Scarlet Knights into the Round of 32 against No. 2 seed Brookline, according to MaxPreps.
North Andover entered the tournament as the No. 31 seed with an 8-12 overall record. Malden was seeded No. 34 at 13-7, according to the Boston Herald's bracket breakdown published Nov. 3.
The Scarlet Knights' overall record now stands at 9-12. North Andover finished first in the Merrimack Valley Conference's Division II at 7-3.
North Andover hosted the preliminary round match at Crozier Gym with a 5:15 p.m. start, as North Andover High School athletics announced on X ahead of the match.
The road gets steeper from here. Brookline went 17-1 during the regular season and holds the No. 2 seed in the Division 1 bracket, trailing only MVC rival Central Catholic (19-1) at No. 1. Fellow area school Andover earned the No. 6 seed at 15-5.
North Andover travels to Brookline on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5:15 p.m.
