Hornets advance to Class 1 state volleyball championship match

Friday, November 8, 2019

CAPE GIRARDEAU — The defending state champion Advance Hornets saved their best for last Friday in the MSHSAA Class 1 Volleyball Championships. The Hornets swept Billings 25-8, 25-11 to complete semifinal pool play with a 6-0 record. They had already clinched a spot in the title match, which is set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, with a 25-18, 25-11 sweep of Calvary Lutheran earlier in the day.

Members of the Advance volleyball team get pumped up before the start of their semifinal match against Santa Fe. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance coach Erin Hoffman (right) talks to Alyssa Miles during the second set of the semifinal match against Santa Fe. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Danielle Markham serves to Calvary Lutheran during the second set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Alyssa Massa serves to Calvary Lutheran during the second set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Jadeyn Metcalf (8) hits against Calvary Lutheran's Sarah Johnson during the first set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Alyssa Miles (right) passes during the second set of the semifinal match between the Hornets and Calvary Lutheran. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Calvary Lutheran's Sarah Johnson (2) hits over Advance's Nyah Wilson and Alyssa Miles (22) during the first set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Alyssa Miles (22) hits over Calvary Lutheran's Abi Lagore (4) and Jordyn Mays (1) during the first set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Meadow Morse hits against Calvary Lutheran's Julia Kollmeyer during the first set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Meadow Morse serves to Calvary Lutheran during the second set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Roz Schrader (10) hits from the back row, as Calvary Lutheran's Abi Lagore (4) goes up for a block during the first set of the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Roz Schrader (10) and her teammates slap hands with Billings players following the semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Nyah Wilson hits over the Calvary Lutheran block of Sarah Johnson (2) and Abi Lagore (4) during the first set of their semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Nyah Wilson (center) hits away from Calvary Lutheran's Sarah Johnson (2) and Abi Lagore (4) during the first set of their semifinal match. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)