High School SportsThursday, November 5
New Covenant Academy outlasts Mid-Buchanan in five sets and plays for the Class 2 state title Thursday
The Daily Springfield team
If you follow Springfield-area volleyball, Wednesday was a good night. New Covenant Academy came back from a 2-1 set deficit to beat Mid-Buchanan at the Civic Center in St. Joseph. Both teams entered with a combined 71-2 record, and the Warriors won 3-2 in the MSHSAA Class 2 semifinal.
New Covenant Academy won a five-set state semifinal
- New Covenant Academy3 (won)Mid-Buchanan2
Source: Springfield News-Leader
The deciding set was tied at 12-12 before three straight points ended it: a Tina Voznyarska kill, a Lexi Burks ace and a Mid-Buchanan attack error. New Covenant has now reached the state semifinals in back-to-back seasons.
- Final: Thursday at 8 p.m. against Woodland (24-7)
- Watch: live at MSHSAA.TV
- Stakes: New Covenant's first state title
New Covenant's semifinal came with big individual nights
- 34-1
- record for the Warriors this season
- 15
- blocks for Kiera Edwards
- 27
- assists for Addy Mouery
- 15
- digs for Jenna Jackson
Source: Springfield Daily Citizen