BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kalamazoo Christian volleyball is back in the state championship game after beating No. 1 ranked Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central in the semifinal.
The Comets won 25-15, 25-10, 25-17 in three sets to advance. They have no lost a set in the post season this year.
"It feels like we deserve it (to be in the finals). Last year we came into it surprised, just like in awe. But now we know we deserve to be here," said Holland DeVries.
"I think it's been a harder journey because last year we the underdogs and no one expected anything. This year we had a lot higher expectations to meet. I think we've done a really good job of staying humble but also knowing that we know how to play," said Jovie Cochran.
KC will now take on Traverse City St. Francis in the state championship game on Saturday, November 18th at 4:30pm.
In division two, West Catholic swept Milan in the semifinal. Falcons won 25-16, 25-13, 25-19 pushing them into the championship on Saturday.
“We just trust our teammates a lot. We’ve worked hard, we’ve pushed ourselves in practice and we just have a lot of trust in each other,” said Emma Tuttle.
‘I would say we’re a very focused team. We have a good mentality so going into this we were very high energy and we knew what we had to do on the court to play our game,” said Brooke Tietz.
“Like they said, I feel like we’re a family to each other. We enjoy spending time together and we have a lot of trust. So when we go out and play I feel like we just use the friendship and go out and win games,” said Amelia Gagnon.
West will play North Branch in Saturday's state championship game, the Broncos beat Grand Rapids Christian in three sets in the second semifinal.
Freshman Grace Goodyke led the Eagles (35-13-1) with a game-high 16 kills.
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