Page 22 - 2014-15 Volleyball State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Avon Earns Back-to-Back 4A Championships

No. 2 Avon dropped the opening set but powered through
top-ranked Carmel in the next three for a 17-25, 25-19, 25-
14, 25-18 victory in the Class 4A state championship match
at Ball State University’s Worthen Arena.
Avon (37-3) got the better of Carmel for the second year in
a row in the final match earning back-to-back champion-
ships in their third consecutive appearance in the finals. A
year ago, Avon claimed a five-set thriller between the two
powers but Carmel had swept Avon on the road on Aug. 27
and was aiming for its first volleyball title in school history
this evening.
Three Orioles finished with double-figure kills with Beth
Prince leading the way with 16. Calle’ Weddle added 13
and Rebekah Strange 11. On the defensive, Shelby Con-
nors was responsible for two blocks solo and five assists
and Rachel Griffin, the mental attitude award winner, led
all with 17 digs and 34 assists as the setter. Carmel’s Carly
Skjodt led all players with 20 kills.
The Greyhounds (37-2) had entered the match with only
one loss back on Aug. 24 in the second week of the season
and hadn’t dropped a set to an opponent since Oct. 1, a
span of 16 matches.
Head coach Scott McQueen’s Orioles closed out the year
with 26 straight victories. Rich Coleman was the Carmel
coach.

Brebeuf Jesuit Sweeps FW Concordia Lutheran for 3A Title
Ninth-ranked Brebeuf Jesuit won three tight games for an
unexpected sweep of Fort Wayne Concordia, 26-24, 27-25,
25-23, to win the IHSAA Class 3A state championship
match at Muncie’s Worthen Arena.
It was the fourth volleyball state title in 11 years for the
Braves (20-12) to go along with trophies won in 2003, 2005
and 2009. It was the third runner-up finish for Concordia in-
cluding a loss to Brebeuf in this same match 10 years ago.
Seventh-ranked Concordia entered the match after beat-
ing three straight top six foes including a sweep of No. 1
Mishawaka Marian last Saturday. After dropping the first
game, the Cadets appeared to be in control in Game 2 with
a 23-19 advantage but Brebeuf rallied to steal it 27-25 to
really change the momentum of the match.
Sierra Witham, the mental attitude award winner, led
Brebeuf with 22 kills with Courtney Simons adding 11 of her
own. Becca Anglen tallied 16 digs and McKena Estes 28
assists for the Braves. Tionna Williams led Concordia with
18 kills with Grace Miller digging out 24 balls and Rachel
Kammeyer had four service aces.
Coached by Anna Huse, Brebeuf also became the first
volleyball state champion with more than 10 losses in a
season. The Braves entered the state tournament just
13-12. Concordia and coach Tricia Miller capped a terrific
season at 29-8.

22 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!