In their last match against a district foe in the regular season, Pineville wasted no time coming out of the gate hot against Knox Central with a 3-0 victory (25-12, 26-24, 25-15) to win their 22nd game on the season. With the win, Pineville swept the district for the first time in school history at a perfect 18-0 in sets played as they enter the 51st District Tournament as the top seed.
Kamryn Biliter continued her incredible run as setter, dropping 26 assists, securing 17 digs and four service aces. Addison Slone had a game-high 15 kills, eight digs and one service ace. Ava Arnett had 12 kills, nine digs, three blocks and four service aces. McKenna Turner had a strong night with four kills. Brynlee Sizemore had nine digs, five assists and chipped in three kills. Kadence McQueen had two blocks and two kills. Jaycee Caldwell was a solid defensive presence with five digs. Makayla Terrell dug out nine attacks, while having three service aces. Emma Cupp ended the game with two service aces and a dig. Baileigh Bargo added a dig.
Pineville also welcomed back Mackenzie Caldwell from an ACL injury. The junior added 10 digs in her return.
The Mountain Lions continued their winning ways against Clay County, sending the class of 2025 seniors out with a win in three consecutive sets — 25-13, 25-16, 25-12.
Along with the win, coach Samantha North secured her 100th win in school history.
“It felt surreal to get to 100, because there was a point in my career where 100 was never even on my radar,” North said. “We have always been focused on building a family and a culture; we knew winning would come with time. The last several years we have really seen the fruits of our labor. It feels more like a new chapter in our program history. I am so proud of how far we have come.”
The group of Pineville seniors cemented their legacy in school history with a 51st District championship and three 51st District runner up trophies, a 13th Region All A runner up and the Buckhorn Lake Classic runner up. They have won 70 matches together. They currently hold the records for most digs in a game, single season digs, career digs, most kills in a game, single season kills, and career kills, most blocks in a game, single season blocks, career blocks, most assists in a game, single season assists and career assists. They currently hold the record for the most wins in a season with 23 and counting.
“Their accolades are such a testament to how our program has grown over the last 8 years. There will always be up and down years, but our girls practice and play with desperation,” said North, who founded the program in 2016. “They know what we are and what we can be. My expectations are always high, but theirs are even higher. I cannot imagine walking into a gym next year and not see their faces. There was a moment though last night when all the seniors were in the locker room and all the underclassmen were out on the floor playing. It was such a bittersweet moment, because I knew that was going to be my reality next year and it hurt, but it was such a good hurt because they are leaving behind a program that will carry on and continue to grow because of what they build and the standard they set.”
Ava Arnett finished her home campaign with 14 kills, 10 digs, nine service aces, two assists and one block. Kamryn Biliter dished out 18 assists, 15 digs, six service aces and one kill. Brynlee Sizemore had a complete game with six assists, four digs, three service aces and six kills. Makenna Turner had two kills and a dig. Kadence Mcqueen had one kill and two digs. Mackenzie Caldwell added two digs, Makayla Terrell had five digs, Brooke Harris added three digs and a service ace, Jaycee Caldwell chipped in with four digs, Baileigh Bargo dug out one attack. Emma Cupp scored four service aces while notching one dig.
Pineville improved to 23-11 on the season.