BILLERICA – East Bridgewater bounced again after a gap set loss to assert a 3-1 victory over Bourne and win the MIAA Div. 4 state championship at Billerica Excessive College.
The Vikings’ 12-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-23 victory introduced this system its first state championship in its six-year historical past. Bourne had been looking for a second consecutive title after profitable the Div. 5 championship the prior season.
Bourne made fast work of the primary set with good communication that set them up for fulfillment. Nola Timo delivered two powerhouse kills to assist lead the Canalmen to a 25-12 set win.
Vikings head coach Andrew Macdonald stated that the crew refocused itself after this primary loss.
“We’re a kind of crew that wishes a scrap your entire match,” stated MacDonald. “Maintain your composure, it’s only one set, there’s loads of volleyball to be performed. Let’s get right into a rhythm and go from there.”
East Bridgewater began robust within the second set. Serves by Elizabeth Delcarmen, the daughter of former Boston Purple Sox reliever Manny Delcarmen, gave them a great basis to construct their performs off of, giving them the lead.
Bourne battled again, however the Vikings had been capable of maintain on to assert the 25-21 set victory.
Going into the third set tied, East-Bridgewater saved the vitality excessive, with Bourne protecting them on a good leash, by no means letting the Vikings get too far forward. Regardless of this, the Canalmen weren’t capable of safe one other victory, and East-Bridgewater grabbed a 2-1 set lead with a 25-14 benefit.
The fourth set was a back-and-forth battle that noticed Bourne declare a 16-8 lead earlier than East Bridgewater stormed again to chop the deficit to 21-20. The Vikings would then get a slight benefit and a powerful kill from Miley Sweeney sealed the victory for East Bridgewater.
“It feels surreal proper now, it’s laborious to imagine,” stated MacDonald. “I knew they’d it in them, however to truly get all the way in which right here… after which beat a crew like that within the state finals is simply one thing unbelievable.”
