Greenwich High's girls volleyball team carries a perfect 20-0 record into the CIAC Class LL state tournament this week as the No. 1 seed and defending champion.

The Cardinals earned a first-round bye and will host the winner of No. 16 Hamden and No. 17 Enfield in the second round Thursday, Nov. 12, according to the CIAC tournament bracket. First-round games were played Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Greenwich locked up the top seed after winning its second straight FCIAC Tournament championship Nov. 7, beating No. 2 Trumbull 3-1 (25-21, 25-27, 25-22, 25-13) at Stamford High School, as we reported Saturday. It was the program's fifth FCIAC title.

Junior Sammie Tommasino earned MVP honors in the FCIAC final with 15 kills, 13 digs, 10 service points and two blocks, according to Greenwich Sports Beat. Senior captain Kayah Armstrong added 20 kills and four digs. Senior captain Heidi Zieme posted 14 kills and 16 digs, and senior captain Victoria Sullivan contributed 25 assists, 15 digs and nine kills.

"Now onto states," Armstrong said after the FCIAC final. "We'll work toward the next goal, but it definitely feels nice to win this."

Tommasino said the team is focused on repeating as state champions. "Last year, obviously, is a big standard, but I think we're ready to meet it. We have worked so hard for it."

The Cardinals won the 2025 CIAC Class LL championship by beating Glastonbury 3-1 in the final. Greenwich has won four state titles overall, in 2010, 2017, 2021 and 2025. The team went 25-1 last season, according to Greenwich Sports Beat.

This season, Greenwich has dropped only four sets across 20 matches. The closest call came Oct. 25 at Trumbull, a 3-2 road win.

Head coach Marianna Linnehan praised the roster's depth after the FCIAC final. "We are full of superstars, every single one of them can do whatever I tell them to do," Linnehan said. "That's not very common in high school."

Junior libero Bailee Dayon anchored the defense in the FCIAC title match with 27 digs and 13 assists. Freshman Beatriz Lisboa da Cunha de Freitas added 20 assists and nine digs.

The Class LL bracket features 29 teams. No. 2 Maloney and No. 3 Trumbull also received first-round byes. Trumbull, whose only two losses came against Greenwich, hosts the winner of No. 14 Cheshire and No. 19 Stamford on Thursday.

Quarterfinals are set for Saturday, Nov. 14, with semifinals Nov. 17 or Nov. 18. The Class LL championship is scheduled for Nov. 20 or Nov. 21 at a site to be announced, according to the CIAC bracket.