High School SportsFriday, November 6
New Covenant sweeps Woodland for the school's first state volleyball title
The Daily Springfield team
If you were up late Thursday, you caught history. New Covenant Academy swept Woodland 3-0 in the Class 2 championship at the Civic Center in St. Joseph. The match started more than an hour late because earlier contests ran long.
New Covenant won every set by at least three points
| New Covenant | Measure | Woodland |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Set 1 | 18 |
| 25 | Set 2 | 22 |
| 25 | Set 3 | 17 |
Lexi Burks delivered the match-deciding kill at about 10:30 p.m., and the student section celebrated from the stands. Coach Chenille (Bayless) Gaumer was inducted into the Missouri State University Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this year.
- Lexi Burks: 16 kills, 13 digs, three service aces
- Kiera Edwards: 12 kills
- Addy Mourey and Lillie Chapey: 35 assists combined
- Woodland finished its season 24-8
New Covenant's season by the numbers
- 35-1
- final record this season
- 5
- sets lost all season
- 63-6
- New Covenant's combined record in Gaumer's two seasons as head coach
Source: Springfield Daily Citizen