The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays fell 3-0 to Crofton on Thursday at Battle Creek in the Mid-State Conference Tournament Championship before beating Emerson-Hubbard 3-0 on Monday and Clarkson/Leigh 3-1 on Tuesday in the D1-4 Sub-District at Wisner-Pilger.
The Warriors won set one 25-11, set two 25-20, and set three 25-16.
Maddie Knobbe notched 13 kills while Ally Plagge had 8 digs. Kali Stratman dished out 17 set assists.
The Bluejays downed the Pirates 25-13 in the first set, 25-15 in the second set, and 25-13 in the third set.
Knobbe totaled 8 kills and 7 digs while Plagge recorded 11 digs. Stratman registered 23 set assists.
GACC took sets one and two from the Patriots 25-19 and 25-12 before Clarkson/Leigh won set three 25-22. The Bluejays closed out the match with a 25-18 win in set four.
Knobbe posted 22 kills while Plagge chipped in 12 digs. Stratman added 11 digs and 25 set assists while Lisa Gatzemeyer and Allie Knobbe contributed 8 and 7 digs, respectively.
Head Coach Kate Hagemann says her team found a way to win against the Pirates and Patriots, and that's all that matters.
"Yeah I thought we played alright, and this time of year it's just about finding a way to win against really quality opponents. And so we played I thought pretty consistently. We started off a little slow with Clarkson/Leigh, and we didn't pass our best which kind of affected some of the other aspects of our game, but we found a way to win both games so we're really excited about that."
16-10 Guardian Angels Central Catholic meets 25-6 Cedar Bluffs in the D1-2 District Final at North Bend Thursday night.
The Wildcats beat East Butler and Weeping Water 3-0 in the D1-3 Sub-District at Wahoo on Monday.
Hagemann says her squad is well prepared.
"We've played a tough schedule, and we play in an extremely tough conference. So I think we're battle tested. We've had to play at high levels, and we've had to improve, and we've had to step up our game. And I'm excited cause we've played our best volleyball probably these last three weeks, and we hope we can continue that against Cedar Bluffs."
8 of the Bluejays' 10 losses have come to either C-1 or C-2 opponents.
Cedar Bluffs is a solid team, but the Wildcats haven't seen many teams like GACC, and the Bluejays have played a gauntlet of a schedule.
I fully expect GACC to come out and dominate from start to finish.
It wouldn't surprise me if the Bluejays swept Cedar Bluffs.
The Wildcats could certainly be competitive and make things close, but I don't see them beating GACC.
The match could go 4 sets, but I see the Bluejays prevailing in the end.
I think GACC will advance to state and do some damage.
I don't know if the Bluejays will win state, but I think GACC can contend for a title.
The Bluejays have work to do yet on Thursday, but I fully expect GACC to do well and come out on top.
First serve between the Bluejays and Wildcats is set for 7:00 p.m. on 107.9 the Bull.
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