Sun October 13, 2024

By Lance Hawley

Sports Garrett

Volley Saints Fall in State Semi-Finals this Past Friday at State Tournament

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Volley Saints Fall in State Semi-Finals this Past Friday at State Tournament
Tulsa,OK- The Volley Saints headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma this past Friday as they competed in the State Tournament. GMCS went 2-1 in pool play, won their quarterfinal matchup, before dropping a tough match to Liberty in the Semifinals. "We played good, we brought energy, played hard, Liberty was a good team," Libero Heaven Garcia said after the game. Liberty went on to beat Gospel Light in the Championship game to win the title. 

GMCS opened up with three pool play games against Family of Faith, Immanuel Lutheran, and Gospel Light. The Volley Saints would go 2-1 in those games and come out of their side as the #2 seed for bracket play. GMCS beat Family of Faith 25-16, 25-17, and beat Immanuel Lutheran 26-24, 25-14. They dropped their match to Gospel Light 25-14, 25-17. Gospel Light beat GMCS in the Finals last season. In pool play, Gracy Martin had a team high 17 aces, Martin also added 5 kills, and 4 digs. Silbi Jones had 13 kills and 7 aces. Baylee Pogue had a combined 9 kills, an ace, and 2 digs. Kynlee Glass had 6 aces, 2 digs, and 1 kill during pool play. Heaven Garcia got her first kill of the season during pool play, along with 2 aces, and 6 digs. Addy Peek had 7 digs and 2 aces and Katie Holland 4 digs and 2 aces. Laila Santifer finished pool play with 3 aces and 4 digs, while Savannah Fields had 3 kills, 1 ace, and 1 dig. Brailyn Almand had 2 digs. 

In bracket play, GMCS defeated Cookson Hills in straight sets 25-16, 25-18 in the quarterfinals to earn a birth in the Semis against Liberty.  Brailyn Almand would lead the way with 5 aces. Almand would also add 2 kills and 2 digs. Silbi Jones had 2 kills and 4 aces, and Gracy Martin had 2 aces and 1 kill. Katie Holland had 1 kill, 1 ace, and 2 digs. Kynlee Glass and Addy Peek each had 3 aces, Peek had 2 digs and Glass added 1 dig. Heaven Garcia had 2 digs and Baylee Pogue added 1 kill. 

In the Semifinals, Liberty would prove to be a very formidable opponent, topping GMCS 25-15, 25-13, as Liberty would go on to win a state championship. Baylee Pogue had a team-high 5 kills in this match, along with 2 digs. Kynlee Glass and Silbi Jones would each have a team-high 2 aces, each would have 2 digs as well. Jones would add a kill. Laila Santifer and Heaven Garcia each would led the team with 3 digs. Santifer would add an ace at the service line. Addy Peek would have 2 digs and Savannah Fields would add an ace. 

Good performance by the Volley Saints on Friday, as they advanced to be a final-four team in their division. Gracy Martin had a great day on the court, as she was the lone senior at the state tournament for GMCS. With that being said, GMCS will have a lot returning next season, including 2 sophomores and 4 freshman off of this team. A lot to look forward to with this group. Great season by the Saints and they will have one more game in Spring Hill on Monday. 

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