State VolleyballFriday, November 6
N.E.W. Lutheran's state run ends, while Bay Port and Kimberly win in straight sets
The 5AM De Pere team
If you missed it, Thursday's Division 5 semifinal at the Resch Center ended a long wait for N.E.W. Lutheran. The Blazers lost to Central Wisconsin Christian, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, ending their first state tournament appearance in 19 years. Central Wisconsin Christian now plays in Saturday's state championship game.
N.E.W. Lutheran's semifinal came down to serving and standout seniors
- 19 years
- since N.E.W. Lutheran's last state tournament trip
- 16
- serve errors for N.E.W. Lutheran in the loss
- 13
- kills for Kiley Dhein, a match high
- 32
- assists for Olivia Kirchner, a match high
Sources: Green Bay Press-Gazette, WLUK
“We were battling, battling, battling, and then we just had too many errors at really inopportune times.”
N.E.W. had more kills than Central Wisconsin Christian, 42-38. In Division 1, Kimberly swept Franklin 25-20, 25-19, 25-17 in a quarterfinal. Bay Port swept Chippewa Falls for the first state match win in program history, and now plays Kimberly in the semifinal.
Kimberly and Bay Port both swept their quarterfinals
- N.E.W. Lutheran1Central Wisconsin Christian3 (won)
- Franklin0Kimberly3 (won)
- Chippewa Falls0Bay Port3 (won)
Sources: The Post-Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette, WLUK
- Records going in: N.E.W. 33-12; Central Wisconsin Christian 31-8
- Seeds: N.E.W. was No. 3, Central Wisconsin Christian No. 2
- Next in Division 1: Bay Port vs. Kimberly, winner to the title match
Sources: Green Bay Press-Gazette, WLUK, The Post-Crescent, Wiscnews.com