BILLERICA – Oliver Ames claimed a 3-2 tie-break set victory in opposition to Wayland to win the MIAA Div. 2 volleyball state championship Saturday afternoon at Billerica Excessive Faculty.
The Tigers dropped the opening two units (25-22, 25-22) and have been staring down one other heartbreaking loss within the championship recreation after falling to Westboro the earlier season. As a substitute, Oliver Ames rattled off three consecutive set victories to finish the reverse sweep and win the primary Div. 2 title in program historical past.
“We’ve achieved what we had set for this 12 months and executed that actually properly,” stated senior Evan Casey.
Wayland received the primary set, regardless of a powerful displaying from Oliver Ames, with a number of kills by Chelsea Wagner.
Regardless of the primary loss, the Tigers got here out sturdy for the second set, sustaining a lead over Wayland for almost all of the time. Nonetheless, Wayland did handle to creep up behind, finally taking on and shutting in on a win with a play from Fiona Strehle.
With Oliver Ames making a comeback, Wayland stored the stress on, by no means letting the Tigers get too snug. With sturdy performs from Wayland’s Audrey Nugent & Willa Suratt, the Warriors put up a superb battle, however Oliver Ames nonetheless managed to take house victory with an ace to shut out the third set 25-16.
Wayland had a tricky begin within the fourth set, whereas Oliver Ames pulled forward. The Tigers’ Taylor Donohue went in for a number of kills, bringing Oliver Ames its second set victory 25-14.
With each groups tied, the sport entered its fifth and ultimate set. Whereas each groups performed with first and willpower, Oliver Ames got here out on prime, 15-11, with the sport completed with a ultimate kill by Wagner.
“After the second set in the present day, we simply got here collectively as a group,” stated Casey.
