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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

PENN SWEEPS MUNCIE CENTRAL FOR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

In its fifth trip to the state finals, top-ranked Penn
(39-1) won its final match of the season sweeping
No. 3 Muncie Central, 25-18, 30-28, 25-22, for the 4A
state championship at Worthen Arena in Muncie.
It was the first volleyball state championship for
the school and coach Lisa Pawlik and came at the
hands of the team that beat them in their only other
championship match appearance. Muncie Central
beat Penn in the 2002 title match.
It was Penn’s second victory over the Bearcats
this season following a 3-1 decision on Sept. 11.
Penn’s only loss of the year was a 2-1 setback to 2A
champion Muncie Burris on Aug. 28. They finished
by winning 33 straight matches.
Penn was led by Kaitlyn Hickey’s 13 kills and
Sam Heberling’s 11 kills and .474 hitting percentage.
Jamie Drummer, Marquita Marshall and Jaydn’
Pegues each tallied 11 kills for Muncie Central.
Drummer also was credited with 17 digs on defense.
Muncie Central (34-5), coached by Wes
Lyon, finished as the state runner-up for the fifth
time in school history in 11 championship match
apperances.

BELLMONT SWEEPS TOP-RANKED BREBEUF FOR SECOND TITLE IN FOUR YEARS

In a battle between two top four teams in 3A,
No. 4 Bellmont swept defending champion and top-
ranked Brebeuf Jesuit 25-23, 25-14, 27-25 to take
the 3A state crown.
It marked the second state championship for
Bellmont and head coach Craig Krull, who defeated
Mishawaka Marian in the final match of 2007.
A closely contested opening set saw 12 ties and
four lead changes. With the score knotted at 23,
consecutive kills by juniors Steph Shoup and Alex
Fuelling clinched the first set for the Squaws.
Bellmont utilized a steady attack to pace the early
stages of the second set before winning seven of
eight points, taking a 20-11 advantage. Two aces by
Fuelling capped off a 25-14 set for Bellmont.
In what would be the final set, the two teams
traded leads nine times and shared 16 ties. Bellmont
rode the performance of senior Madison Schultz,
who tallied eight of her 12 total kills in the third. After Jeme Obeime’s 13 kills were a team-high for
squandering match point on a service error, the Brebeuf, while junior Kristin Hullett and senior Sloane
Squaws regained control, winning the final two points White both added nine. Junior Natalie Wichern
to secure the sweep. came up with 13 digs.
Fuelling led the Squaws with 16 kills and .343 Krull’s squad finished the season at 35-4.
hitting percentage. Fellow senior Chelsea Colclasure Brebeuf, led by head coach Brian Murray, closed out
collected a game-high 19 digs. their season with a mark of 31-3.
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