Lovejoy Lady Leopards Secure Spot in Class 5A State Tournament with 3-0 Sweep
Key points:
- Lovejoy Lady Leopards secured a spot in the Class 5A state tournament with a 3-0 sweep of the Reedy Lady Lions in the Region II-5A final.
- The second set was a marathon with Lovejoy eventually winning 31-29 to take a 2-0 set lead.
- Shelby Burriss was instrumental for Lovejoy with a match-high 19 kills.
Lovejoy toughed out a marathon set to sweep Reedy for a return to state after an emotional battle in the Region II-5A final. Lovejoy’s Shelby Burriss’s consecutive kills secured a 31-29 win in the second set, propelling the Lady Leopards to a 3-0 victory. Lovejoy’s head coach, Natalie Puckett, praised the team’s resilience and credited the competitiveness of their practices for their success. Lovejoy now looks forward to the 5A state semifinals with an eye on a 10th state championship.
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