Athens, LA – The Mount Olive Christian School Lady Eagles volleyball team achieved a major milestone on Thursday, securing the first varsity playoff win in school history. The Lady Eagles triumphed in the quarterfinals with a commanding 3-0 victory over AHSA, posting scores of 25-10, 25-11, and 25-19.
With this historic win, the Lady Eagles advance to the state semifinals, set to take place on Friday, October 18th at Psalms Christian Academy in Natchitoches.
Coach Collin Bell expressed his pride in the team’s achievement, stating, “I couldn’t be prouder of our young ladies. The pressure was on us playing at home as the higher seed, and none of our girls had won a playoff game before, but we didn’t let the inexperience affect us. We were well prepared for AHSA, and we knew what they were going to come at us with. We accepted the challenge and were fairly dominant in all three sets.”
Looking ahead to the semifinal matchup against Psalms Academy, Coach Bell is confident in his team’s abilities: “Psalms is a very talented team, but so are we. In our first matchup, we took them to five sets and came up just short, but we know we can compete with them. We are looking forward to an opportunity to continue making school history on Friday night.”
Mount Olive Christian School will face Psalms Academy in the state semifinals this Friday, October 18th, at 7:00 pm with hopes of advancing to the championship game and further cementing their place in the school’s history books.
The history making Lady Eagles are represented by a strong lineup of players:
- #2 Pippa Monk
- #3 Abby Rodgers
- #4 Riley Morrow
- #7 Dixie Langley
- #10 Claire Miles
- #12 Cydnee Barnette
- #17 Kyra Wheeler
- #23 Destiny Williams
- #32 Breanna Miles
- #35 Maeva Sitagata
- Team Manager: Cannan Youngblood
For more information, visit the Mount Olive Christian Athletics Facebook page or call Mount Olive Christian School at (318) 258-5661.