The 3A women highschool volleyball event was off and working and was filled with motion Friday night time at UVU.
The early slate of video games noticed top-seeded Morgan go head-to-head with No. 9 Union and whereas that sport was happening, No. 12 Emery battled No. 13 Manti.
Later within the night, No. 2 Richfield went up in opposition to No. 7 North Sanpete, whereas No. 3 Ogden discovered itself pitted in opposition to No. 11 South Summit.
Every one of many larger seeded groups got here away victorious, advancing themselves to Saturday’s semifinals. Not one of the 4 matches had been simple, nonetheless, as all of them went 4 units.
- Morgan got here throughout a feisty Union staff, a gaggle of gamers that got here ready to play. Union was up for the problem and gave Morgan all it may deal with, by no means trailing by greater than 4 factors through the first three units.
Morgan took management within the fourth set, profitable it 25-14.
“I feel that Union served rather well,” mentioned Morgan head coach Liz Wiscombe. “Additionally they adjusted and blocked us very properly. Due to that we needed to make some changes they usually performed actually good protection.
“Every time we go up in opposition to Union we all know that it’s going to be match as a result of they're very properly, coached, play with a number of coronary heart and a number of depth.”
- Emery bought off to an extremely sluggish begin nonetheless shedding a primary set that was by no means shut 13-25.
No matter was mentioned going into the second set will need to have labored, as a result of Emery turned issues fully round and gained the subsequent three units in decisive and dominant style.
- Within the nightcap, Richfield was out for revenge in opposition to North Sanpete, a staff it had misplaced to earlier within the season.
The primary two units had been, shut with Richfield profitable the primary one 25-22 earlier than North Sanpete evened issues with a 20-25 within the second.
The ultimate two units had been convincingly in Richfield’s favor, because it gained 25-14 and 25-12.
“Our objective getting into was to regulate what we may management,” mentioned Richfield head coach Cassy Moon. “Now we have been working actually exhausting on serving balls deep, first ball kills and making an attempt to get the ball on the bottom on the opposite facet of the courtroom earlier than the opposite staff even has an opportunity.”
- It took some time for Ogden to get its heads within the match, and in a shock, it misplaced the primary set to underdog South Summit, 23-25.
The following two units noticed the 2 groups commute, with neither one wanting to provide an inch.
Ogden grinded out 26-24 and 25-22 wins in these units after which took the fourth and closing one 25-10.
Within the semifinals, Morgan will face Emery, whereas Ogden has a date with Richfield, with the 4 groups trying to safe their spots within the state championship, to be held Saturday at 7 p.m.