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Xavier rallies to win the Division 2 girls volleyball state title

The Good Day Appleton teamFrom Sunday’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you're still buzzing from Saturday night, you've got reason. Appleton Xavier is the Division 2 state champion, beating Kettle Moraine Lutheran 3-1 at the .

Xavier beat Kettle Moraine Lutheran in four sets

  • Kettle Moraine Lutheran1
    Xavier3
    FinalSet scores: 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 27-25.

Sources: WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay, WLUK

The Hawks took the first two sets, dropped the third and won the fourth 27-25 to avoid a decisive fifth. Coach Luke Herriges called it "a real gutsy effort from our kids not to give in." "I still can't believe it," Bella Daley said afterward.

  • Fourth set: Chargers led 24-19 before Xavier's rally
  • Seeds: Xavier No. 1, Kettle Moraine Lutheran No. 2
  • Xavier's last titles: back-to-back in 2022 and 2023
  • Division 1: DSHA swept Bay Port in the final

Xavier got kills from five players

13
kills for Bella Daley, a match high
10
kills for Kayla Fournillier
8-1
run Xavier used to close the match
5
Xavier players with at least seven kills

Source: WLUK

Sources: WKOW, WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay, WLUK

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