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Quarterfinal 1 Ste. Genevieve 31-4-2 Vs. Ursuline Academy 14-11-2 Both teams lost to Windsor this season as Ste. Genevieve fell in 5, and Ursuline fell in 3. The Dragons boosted a dominant senior team led by Dru Koetting, Arie Taylor,…
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Ste. Genevieve 31-4-2
Vs. Ursuline Academy 14-11-2
Both teams lost to Windsor this season as Ste. Genevieve fell in 5, and Ursuline fell in 3. The Dragons boosted a dominant senior team led by Dru Koetting, Arie Taylor, and Tessa Grass. Ursuline starts with three freshmen, Jillian Raterman Jillian Raterman 5'9" | OH Ursuline Academy | 2026 State MO , Elizabeth Koenig Elizabeth Koenig 5'7" | S Ursuline | 2026 State MO , and Addyson Gresham Addyson Gresham 5'5" | DS/L Ursuline | 2026 State MO . Sophie Mika leads the Bears with 234 kills, followed by Jillian Raterman Jillian Raterman 5'9" | OH Ursuline Academy | 2026 State MO ‘s 181 and Elizabeth Koenig Elizabeth Koenig 5'7" | S Ursuline | 2026 State MO ‘s 120 and 306 assists. Maya Watts has 529 digs for the Dragons, and Sophia Huck and Devyn Basler run the 6-2 offense. Ste. Genevieve is a slow-starting team, but once they get going, they are a handful. This match will come down to if the freshmen handle the pressure of the quarterfinal. In the end, Ste. Genevieve has more firepower and better defense and allows the Dragons to pull out the 3-1 win to advance to the final four for the first time in over a decade.
Quarterfinal 2
Lutheran St. Charles 23-15
Vs. Blair Oaks 31-3-1
The defending Class 3 champion Falcons are back and ready for the repeat, but the Cougars are standing in the way. Blair Oaks has one of the best 2024 plays in the state in Autumn Bax Autumn Bax 5'11" | RS Blair Oaks | 2024 State #188 Nation MO , and she brings with her 473 kills. Bax has plenty of company, with Bailey Braun Bailey Braun 5'10" | OH Blair Oaks | 2024 State MO 319 kills, Anna Wekenborg Anna Wekenborg 5'10" | MB Blair Oaks | 2023 State MO 210, and Aubrey Hardwick132 kills. Libby Juergensmeyer Libby Juergensmeyer 5'7" | S Blair Oaks | 2024 State MO runs the offense with 950 assists and gets help in the backcourt from Tayla Prenger’s 348 digs. Eldon and Jefferson City are the two common opponents, as both teams beat Eldon. Jefferson City knocked off Blair Oaks 3-0, and Lutheran knocked off Jefferson City 2-0. Mattie Reynolds Mattie Reynolds 5'9" | OH Lutheran St. Charles | 2023 State MO is the hot hand for the Cougars, with 540 kills on the season, and Maya Griggs Maya Griggs 5'9" | OH Lutheran St. Peters | 2024 State MO is next with 264 kills. A fantastic young setter Kaitlyn Diani-O’Day Kaitlyn Diani-O’Day 5'8" | S Lutheran (St. Peters) | 2025 State MO is an offensive-minded setter with 115 kills to go along with her 975 assists. After the dust settles, the Falcons will come out victorious in a 3-1 win keeping their chances for a repeat alive.