Volleyball Season Ends in NorCal Semifinals

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The St. Francis volleyball team dropped its CIF State NorCal Semifinal match 3-1 at Valley Christian 27-29, 25-15 25-22 25-17 Tuesday night.

“I was proud of the girls” said Head Coach Alynn Wright. “They fought and battled. We just had more unforced errors tonight.”

Freshman Alexa Edwards had 22 kills and Claire Schutz added 14. Junior Madelyn Schildmeyer recorded 44 assists to lead the Troubadours. Junior Aubrey Kenny notched 19 digs and sophomore Camille Enes had 12 in the match.

St. Francis (29-17) opened the match with a 29-27 victory in the first set. SF battled a tight first set, finally securing the set after three set points. But the Troubies were unable to sustain the momentum in the match.

The Warriors rebounded in the second set with a 25-15 win. With the lead in in the match at stake, the Warriors survived a third set 25-22 and closed out the match with a 25-17 win.

It was the final match for five seniors including Claire Barbe, Schutz, Emily Davis, Jessica Gianulias and Kelsey Grover.

Valley Christian advanced to face St. Francis Mountain View in the NorCal Championship on Saturday with a berth in the state championship game on the line.

St. Francis will celebrate their season at the annual banquet to be scheduled.

Valley Christian 3, St. Francis 1 1 2 3 4
St. Francis 29 15 22 17
Valley Christian 27 25 25 25