The Lady Cardinals played well but come up just short, falling 2-1 in to St. Pius X in the Class 4 state semi-finals.

In set #1, St. Pius started quickly opening up a quick 8-4 lead.  Slowly the Cardinals started inching back in and finally caught them at 12.  After taking a brief lead at 13-12, the Lancers scored six consecutive to open the five point lead that they then held to the finish of a 25-20 win.

Set #2 was all Lancers.  An early 8-2 deficit was not able to be overcome as the Cardinals could only string points together twice, one six point run and a three point rally late in falling 25-14 and now trailing 2-0.

The Lady Cardinals responded in the third set, scoring the first five points, extending to 8-5.  Getting the serve back on a Jaylee VanBecelaere kill and Avery Pogue serving, a kill from Kaelyn Maxwell who then combined with VanBecelaere on a block and unforced error on the Lancers put the Cardinals ahead 12-5.  Trading points until 17-13, another four point surge got them past 20 points first and they went on to grab a 25-18 win.

The final set was close throughout, neither team able to build more than a four point advantage, with the Cardinals holding a slim lead at 17-14.  The turning point was a five point run by the Lancers as they grabbed a 19-17 lead.  From their each team traded points until the end with St. Pius capturing the match with a 25-23 win.

Jaylee VanBecelaere was credited with 12 kills with Marlee Harper and Kaelyn Maxwell each with 11.   Defensively, Avery Gardner recorded 12 digs.

Webb City will play for in the third place game on Thursday at 6:00