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Class 4A - Xavier Saints vs. Clear Creek Amana Clippers
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The Xavier Saints play the Clear Creek Amana Clippers for the 4A title.
The Xavier Saints play the Clear Creek Amana Clippers for the 4A title. Programming support for the 2022 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships is provided Fareway and Musco Lighting.
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Class 4A - Xavier Saints vs. Clear Creek Amana Clippers
Special | 1h 59m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
The Xavier Saints play the Clear Creek Amana Clippers for the 4A title. Programming support for the 2022 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships is provided Fareway and Musco Lighting.
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>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE 2022 IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.
THE FANS ARE ENTERING THE BUILDING AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING AS THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB TRANSITIONING AS THE HOST OF THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEY CHAMPIONSHIPS.
WE HAVE THE QUARTERFINALS -- THE SEMI-FINALS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND NOW IT IS CHAMPIONSHIPS THURSDAY AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
WE KNOW ONE CHAMPION, BUT WHAT ABOUT IN CLASS 4A .
WILL IT BE NUMBER ONE, XAVIER, OR THE CINDERELLA TEAM, CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> THEY SHOULD BE A GOOD MATCHUP BETWEEN THESE TEAMS.
XAVIER HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND THEY BACK IT UP, BUT CLEAR CREEK AMANA CAN PLAY SOME SCRAPPY DEFENSE .
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A BATTLE BETWEEN THESE TEAMS AND IT WILL BE A GOOD ONE.
BOTH OF THEM CAN WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP.
LET'S SEE WHO CAN DO IT TODAY.
>> WE HAVE SEEN THEM BOTH FINDING A WAY TO CLIMB BACK TO WIN THE SET FOR THE MATCH.
THERE IS A LOT OF FIGHT IN THESE TEAMS.
LET'S INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM.
FIRST, CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THIS IS THEIR FOURTH TRIP, THE FIRST SINCE 2014.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE PLAYERS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THEIR SUCCESS.
>> YES, WE HAVE BROOKLYN.
THEY ARE SO EFFECTIVE.
THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
LAST TIME AMANA WAS AT STATE, THEY WERE 3A, NOW THEY ARE 4A.
THEY WILL BRING SOME FIGHT TODAY.
>> WE HAVE NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE, THEY XAVIER'S VEINS.
CAN SEE SOME ALTERNATE TEAM CAPTAINS AND BASKETBALL THAT HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE.
>> MULTISPORT IS RIGHT.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLE ATHLETES AND FOR XAVIER, WITH THIS EXPERIENCE, THEY ARE LOOKING TO SEE THEM BECOME COLLECTED AND ABLE TO RESPOND.
ANYTHING CLEAR CREEK AMANA CAN BRING TO THEM --THEY HAVE TO PROVE IT AND PLAY ON THE COURT.
>> THE TEAMS ARE ABOUT READY TO GET INTRODUCED ONTO THE COURT.
THEY REALLY ARE MAKING A BIG DEAL TAKING THEM ONTO THE COURT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THEY DO FOR THE FAN EXPERIENCE AND THE STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL.
IOWA CITY LIBERTY 5A CHAMPION, NOW WE ARE READY FOR THE 4A CHAMPION.
THERE'S THAT FIRE.
WE ARE GETTING CLOSE.
>> AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME THE XAVIER SAINTS.
TURN THE LIGHTS ON AS WE GET SET TO MEET THE TEAM'S AND THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
>> IT IS TIME TO REDUCE THE PLAYERS AND COACHES IN TODAY'S MATCHUP.
FIRST OF ALL, THE TEAM FROM CLEAR CREEK AMANA, THE CLICKERS.
HERE ARE YOUR NONSTARTERS.
NUMBER ONE, JESSICA WAGNER.
NUMBER 8, KENADI WOULD.
9, SAVANNAH KABOLO.
NUMBER 13, AVA LOCKLEAR.
NUMBER 18, AND A GRAVEN.
NUMBER 20, BRYAHNA MYERS.
NUMBER 21, ADDIE CAMPBELL.
YOUR ASSISTANT COACHES, RACHEL BERKLAND.
MOLLY HASTINGS, NATALIE FRY, RACHEL --NOW, HERE IS YOUR STARTERS.
FOR THE CLIPPERS OF CLEAR CREEK AMANA, JUNIOR NUMBER 2, ASHLYN PITCHER.
JUNIOR NUMBER 6, BLISS BECK.
A FRESHMAN, NUMBER 7, EMILY HENDERSON.
NUMBER 15, SAM'S CRAIG.
JUNIOR 17, ADDISON GISLESON.
FRESHMAN NUMBER 22, AVERIE LOWER.
AND THEN WE HAD NUMBER 4, MEG BERKLAND.
HEAD COACH FOR THE CLIPPERS, JACKIE CLUBB.
NOW LET'S MEET THE XAVIER SAINTS.
HERE ARE YOUR NONSTARTERS.
NUMBER ONE, NAOMI DURIN.
NUMBER FIVE, MOLLY GARRISON.
NUMBER 6, ALI RINKENBERGER.
NORMAL 7, SIERRA DURIN.
NUMBER NINE, TAYLOR REXROTH.
NUMBER 14, SYDNEY HUBER.
NUMBER 16, CARISSA TIMMERMAN.
THEN WE HAVE THE ASSISTANT COACHES, AMY WEILAND, NANCY, AND SETH WILLIAMS.
NOW, HERE IS YOUR STARTERS FOR THE XAVIER SAINTS.
SENIOR NUMBER 3, MAISIE CATHOLIC.
NUMBER 10, CARLEY JONKER.
NUMBER 11, ANNA SHOGER.
SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 13, LIBBY FANNED OUT.
NUMBER 17, MONICA IVESTER.
A JUNIOR, NUMBER 19, AVA TURNER.
NUMBER FOUR, BROOKLYN MILLER.
HEAD COACH FOR THE SAINTS, AUSTIN FILER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR OFFICIALS FOR THIS FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP.
OUR FIRST REVERIE, JENNIFER WICK.
THE SECOND REFEREE, JEAN PETERSON.
LIGHT JUDGES, CARL WOOLDRIDGE AND SARAH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S PLAY SOME CHAMPIONSHIP VOLLEYBALL.
>> THE STAGE IS SET BEFORE WE GET THE FIRST SERVE.
WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO THE MATCH WITH THESE TWO TEAMS VYING FOR THE CLASS 4A TITLE, IF ANY?
>> THEY WANT TO APPLY PRESSURE.
THEY WANT TO MAKE THEM UNCOMFORTABLE.
THEY ARE HOPING TO FORCE THE SAINTS OUT OF THE --AND THEN THEY WANT TO BATTLE WITH CONFIDENCE.
THEY FOUGHT HARD TO EARN THEIR PLACE IN THE STATE TITLE MATCH WITH FIVE SAID WINDS IN THE QUARTERS AND SEMI-FINALS, SO THE CLIPPERS HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN AND TODAY, THEY WANT TO PLAY WITH EXCITEMENT AND WANT TO EXECUTE THEIR STRATEGY AND THEY WANT TO LEAVE ALL THEIR EFFORT ON THE COURT IN THIS MATCH.
>> IT IS NOT EASY GETTING HERE.
THEY HAVE EARNED THEIR SPOT.
WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE XAVIER SAINTS?
THEY ARE THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE SAINTS.
>> THEY WANT TO CONTROL THE NET.
THEY HAVE GOOD SIZE AND REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE.
THEY WANT TO LEVERAGE THEM AND PUT UP A STRONG NET PRESENCE IN SOLID BLOCKS AND AGGRESSIVE SWINGS.
FINALLY, NO LET UP.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT ON PAPER.
XAVIER IS THE FAVORITE COMING INTO THE FINALS.
THEY ARE TECHNICALLY STRONG IN MANY CATEGORIES BUT NOW THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR TOP RANKING BY COMMUNICATING WELL AND BATTLING AS A TEAM.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE READY FOR THIS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP.
FIRST, IT WILL BE MEG BERKLAND OF CLEAR CREEK TO SERVE.
THE BALL IS RETURNED AS THE CLIPPERS GO TO WORK.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF BLUE OUT THERE.
THE BRIGHTER BLUE IS CLEAR CREEK AMANA AND THE DARKER NAVY TOPS ARE THE XAVIER SAINTS.
THE FIRST POINT GOES TO THE CLIPPERS.
THE CROWD IS LOVING IT.
THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW THAT WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITIES PLAYING FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP THAT IS VERY CLOSE GEOGRAPHICALLY TO WHERE THIS MATCH IS BEING PLAYED.
>> YES, 5A, WE HAD EASTERN IOWA SCHOOLS AND NOW THE SAME THING RIGHT HERE.
THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THIS XTREME ARENA, SO GOOD COMMUNITIES OF PORT.
EVERYBODY CAME TODAY.
>> 1-1 IN THE FIRST.
XAVIER DEFEATED NUMBER EIGHT THE SHIP ON MONDAY, HALLOWEEN, IN THE QUARTERFINALS.
IN A SEMI-FINALS, THEY DEFEATED THE NUMBER FIVE TO GET TO THIS SPOT.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA HAVE AN UPSET TO GET TO STATE AND THEN DEFEATED NUMBER THREE MARION ON MONDAY AND YESTERDAY, DEFEATED NUMBER TWO NORTH SCOTT.
THEY PRETTY MUCH PLAYED AND BEATEN EVERY ONE EXCEPT FOR XAVIER, SO THEY HAD A TOUGH ROAD TO GET TO THE STATE TITLE AND ANYWHERE YOU GO, BUT TO DEFEAT FOUR -- >> THEY HAVE BATTLED HARD JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT.
THEY HAVE EARNED IT, SO THEY CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE KNOWING, HEY, WE CAN PLAY AGAINST THE TOP RATED TEAMS.
WE HAVE WON BEFORE AND WE NEED TO DO IT AGAIN.
>> ADDISON GISLESON GET THE KILL AND --JACKIE CLUBB HAS 230 CAREER WINS AS SHE TELLS ZONE SHE WANTS.
OFF THE BLOCK.
THEY ARE KEEPING IT ALIVE WITH HENDERSON.
THE BALL GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AND XAVIER WITH A POINT.
LEADING THE OTHER TEAM, XAVIER --AUSTIN FILER HAS COACHED THEM IN XAVIER WITH 213 WINS AND ONLY 45 LOSSES.
HE HAS BEEN A STATE QUALIFIER EACH AND EVERY YEAR THAT HE HAS BEEN A HEAD COACH.
>> QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
THEY HAVE A QUALITY PROGRAM AND THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB GETTING THEM WITH THAT CONTINUED SUCCESS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THE STUDENT ATHLETES MIGHT CHANGE BUT THE PROGRAM CULTURE AND MENTALITY OF WINNING HAS STAYED AND COACH FILER HAS DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.
>> THEY NOW THE FREE BALL FOR CCA.
THE ATTACK --OUT OF SORTS DEFENSIVELY.
THAT IS AN EASY POINT FOR XAVIER.
THEY NEED A LITTLE SEPARATION.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
THEY HAVE BEEN SCRAPPY ALREADY.
THEY HAVE TO TRANSITION THAT INTO POINTS.
XAVIER IS STAYING CALM.
THE BALL KEEPS COMING BACK AND THEY WILL KEEP SWINGING.
XAVIER IS ABLE TO PULL AHEAD EARLY IN THE SET LINE.
>> A LOT OF HYPE ON BOTH THESE 4A TEAMS.
HYPE IS NOT EVERYTHING BUT WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING , IT SURE HELPS TO HAVE A COUPLE INCHES ON YOUR REACH.
WE REACHED OUR FIRST TIMEOUT AND I THINK THAT IS A GOOD TIME FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA TO GET ORGANIZED AS THEY TRAILED BY FIVE IN THE OPENING SET.
WE WILL LISTEN INTO ONE OF THE HUDDLES AND HERE IS JACKIE CLUBB WITH CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
EVERY TIME, THERE WILL BE A HAND ON YOUR BALL.
THAT --WE DO NOT NEED TO DO ALTERNATE SERVICING.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
OFFSPEED SHOT --TRANSITION IN ORDER FOR YOU --YOU GOT IT.
GET BACK INTO IT.
LET'S GO.
>> GREAT STRATEGY THERE, TRAILING BY FIVE.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA, IT IS THEIR FIRST TRIP TO STATE SINCE REACHING THE THREE A SEMI- FINALS IN 2014.
THIS IS NOT A STAGE THEY HAVE BEEN IN RECENTLY.
>> NOT RECENTLY BUT IT HAS BEEN THIS WEEK AND THEY HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE, SO CALMING HER TEAM DOWN, COACH CLUBB TELLING THEM WE ARE PASSING WELL.
THERE IS AN CASE.
I APOLOGIZE TO THE CLIPPERS ON THAT ONE.
OVERALL, PASSING WELL AS A TEAM , JUST TURNING THAT INTO KILLS IN THEIR OFFENSE, RIGHT?
TRANSITIONING DEFENSE INTO OFFENSE.
>> SHE HAD AN ACE AND A SERVICE ERROR.
WHAT A TREMENDOUS PLAYER SHE IS, A 6'4" INCH PLAYER AND AVERAGES OVER THREE KILLS PER SET AND A .409 HITTING PERCENTAGE.
VERY EFFICIENT.
>> A FANTASTIC HITTING PERCENTAGE.
>> THE SAINTS GET A GOOD SWING.
THEY ARE IN THEIR DEFENSIVELY WITH MEG BERKLAND.
THE ATTACK, AS YOU WILL SEE ON THE REPLAY, IS JUST RIGHT DIALED ON THE MONEY.
>> THEY ARE OUTSTANDING FOR XAVIER.
SHE LEAVES HER TEAM IN KILLS AND SHE IS ONE OF THOSE MULTISPORT ATHLETES WE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE BEGINNING.
LAST YEAR, MARGE OF '22, SHE WAS A 4A ALTERNATIVE CAPTAIN FOR THE STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THAT IS MULTI SPORT RIGHT THERE.
>> AND SHE IS YOUNG.
>> SHE IS A SOPHOMORE.
>> SHE IS STILL AN UNDERCLASSMEN AND A SOPHOMORE, LEADING THE TEAM, THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN 4A IN KILLS.
NUMBER ONE IN ACES AS WELL.
GETTING IT THROUGH THE BLOCK OF CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
IT IS THE SAINTS HITTING DOUBLE DIGITS FIRST.
THEY LEAD BY 6 AN OPENING SET.
>> THEY ARE REALLY ABLE TO USE THE TOP PART OF THE BLOCK OF CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> LOOKING OUT OF SORTS RIGHT NOW, CLEAR CREEK AMANA AS THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE AGAINST THIS VERY STRONG XAVIER TEAM, WHO IS JUST SERVING BULLETS OVER THE NET.
THERE IS THE BLOCK.
THE MOMENTUM WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY AFTER A PLAY LIKE THAT.
SAM STREGA, THE JUNIOR, GETS IT.
AVERIE LOWER , A FRESHMAN SERVING.
A TIP BLOCK.
WE PLAY ON.
THE STANDING BALL RETURNS TO CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
MUSCLING IT THROUGH , THE JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER WHO AVERAGES 1.4 KILLS PER SET.
>> THAT IS A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE FOR THE CLIPPERS, GETTING BACK-TO-BACK POINTS.
JUST GAINING SOME MOMENTUM, INCHING BACK INTO THIS FIRST SET.
>> WITH THE KILL IS MacI CALLED LEK .
SHE HAS OVER 200 KILLS THE SEASON.
5'11" AND REALLY HAS THAT LEAPING ABILITY.
XAVIER DOUBLING UP CLEAR CREEK AMANA IN CLASS 4A GOOD CASS.
UP THERE BY WOOD.
THE PERFECT WAS -- >> RHETT TITUS SET TO THE NET FOR THE CLIPPERS BUT ABLE TO HANDLE IT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SWING AWAY BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE XAVIER BLOCK.
THERE IS A TWO-HANDED PUSH.
REALLY GREAT HEADS-UP PLAY FOR THE CLIPPERS TO GET THAT SITE OUT.
>> ADDISON GISLESON WITH THE POINT.
THE SET FROM HENDERSON.
THE NET IS WAITING.
NO ONE IS IN THE NET.
SOMETIMES, THE BALL HIT SO HARD IT STARTS SHAKING.
IT IS BLOCKED DOWN.
IT IS --CARLEY JONKER WILL SERVE.
SHE SERVES A GOOD ONE.
DOWN FOR THE KILL.
>> SAM FROM CLEAR CREEK AMANA ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
THEY WENT AFTER THE BLOCK, USING THEIR HANDS.
GREAT JOB.
>> IF YOU CAN BRING ENOUGH SPEED AND VELOCITY WITH THE ATTACK, IT STILL GOES ON AS A KILL AND A POINT.
WELL OFF THE NET WITH THE SLING.
XAVIER, THE BACK ROW WHEN IT IS DOWN TO THE POINT.
>> THAT TIME, HIGH OFF THE BLOCK.
WE SAW IT TOUCHING THE BLOCKER, SO THEY KNEW THEY HAD TO PURSUE THAT BALL.
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TRACK IT DOWN.
JUST ANOTHER QUALITY SWING FROM XAVIER ON THE SIDE.
REALLY CONSISTENT.
>> NOT A GOOD PASS.
THEY WILL HAVE TO DO A FREE BALL OVER TO XAVIER.
THEY SEND IT OVER ON TWO FOR THE SAINTS.
AND A VERY UNQUENCHABLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THERE.
BUT A POINT GOES TO CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> THE CLIPPERS ARE ABLE TO GO TO THE MIDDLE, BEING UP, CONNECTING WITH HER CENTER.
>> GOING RIGHT AT THE BLOCK THAT IT IS FUNNELED BACK ONTO THE COURT OF PLAY.
TAKING THEIR TIME.
XAVIER WITH OPTIONS.
TIP --IT WON'T HIT THE COURT.
THE LEBER OH IS SO GOOD.
THAT ONE IS DOWN.
>> SOMETIMES, AND LONGER RALLIES, WHEN THEY KEEP TAKING IT UP, IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING, RIGHT?
YOU ARE BRINGING YOUR BEST STUFF AND THE DEFENSE CAME BRINGING IT BACK.
I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH XAVIER.
THEY HAVE NOT LET IT FLUSTER THEM.
THEY JUST KEEP SWINGING.
THEY WILL NOT MAKE AN UNFORCED ERROR.
THE JOB FROM XAVIER TO BE CALM AND COLLECTED HERE.
AS LONG AS THE POINTS ARE.
BRING THAT ATTITUDE IN THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL.
LET'S LISTEN INTO THE TIMEOUT WITH AUSTIN FILER AND XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL .
>> THE MIDDLE ONE HAND IT MIGHT WORK.
IF YOU TAKE THE TWO-HANDED ONE, THAT IS FINE, BUT SHE WILL BE CAMPING MORE THAT WAY THEN IN THE MIDDLE.
WHEN WE GET IN TROUBLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, THE DEEP SIX IS ALWAYS OPEN OR WE CAN -- REMEMBER, THIS IS THE OUTSIDE.
OUR MIDDLE BACK IS READY .
I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO KEEP TRYING TO GO TO ZONE FOUR.
THAT IS A REALLY HARD PLAY.
YOU CAN GET THAT WHEN ECKSTEIN AS WELL.
MAKE SURE WE ARE STOPPED AND READY, EXPECTING WEIRD PLAYS.
IF THEY CANNOT RUN THE MIDDLE, IT IS STILL A GOOD PLAY FOR US.
THEY WILL HAVE TO SCORE BUT THEY ARE NOT SCORING RIGHT NOW.
>> THE SEVEN.
COACH, AUSTIN FILER, 213 WINS .
HE KNOWS THIS COURT OF VOLLEYBALL INSIDE AND OUT.
>> HE CODAS.
GOOD COMMENTARY TO HIS TEAM.
KNOWING HIS DEFENSE AND WHERE TO GO , SAYING WE WILL LET CLEAR CREEK AMANA TAKE THAT SHOT AND MAKE THEM EARN IT.
>> CLEAR CREEK AMANA COMING OUT OF THE TIMEOUT AGAINST -- THEY TRAIL JUST BY SIX.
SOME SUBSTITUTIONS AND A SERVE FOR THE CLIPPERS WILL BE KENADI WOULD .
SHE IS A JUNIOR STANDING.
THAT IS A GREAT SERVE.
THE STATE HANDLE IT AND GET A GOOD ATTACK.
CLOSE TO THE NET.
I WASN'T SURE IF SHE WOULD HAVE TO DIG IT OUT.
>> THAT WAS FANTASTIC BY CLIPPERS AN EVEN BETTER HANDLE FROM THE CENTER TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE NET AND PLACE IT HIGH AND COME BACK WITH A HAMMER, BRINGING IT DOWN SO TIGHTLY TO THE NET.
>> A DRAKE UNIVERSITY RECRUIT --STILL JUST A JUNIOR.
SHE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR FOR HER CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THE TIMING OF THAT WITH -- >> IT CAN BE HARD WITH REALLY HIGH SETS TO GET YOUR FEET UNDER THE BALL.
JUST A LITTLE BIT -- >> THEY DID GO DOWN WITH AN INJURY TO CLOSE OUT THE 4A SEMI- FINAL VICTORY YESTERDAY.
THEY DID NOT RETURN FOR THE FINAL POINTS.
IT WAS NOT NEEDED .
I AM SURE SHE IS 100% BUT SHE HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD OUT THERE IN HER POSITION.
>> MIDDLE --GOT THAT ONE THROUGH.
A QUICK HANDOFF AND LOOK OUT.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA , JUST TRAILING BY FOUR IN THIS OPENING SET.
>> I LIKE TO THAT MIDDLE CONNECTION, KIND OF IN THAT THREE ZONE BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND OUT SIDE, MOVING THE HITTERS AND THE BLOCKERS AROUND.
THEY WOULD HAVE LOVED THAT ONE TO GO LONG, BUT --IT IS A XAVIER POINT.
>> 18-13, THE CLIPPER FANS DO NOT LIKE THAT CALL.
IT WILL STAND AS LIBBY FANDEL SERVES.
A CONTACT VIOLATION.
IT IS LIKE A WHIP.
YOU HAVE TO DO IT CLEANLY.
THE OFFICIAL HAS THE BEST VIEW OF EVERYONE TO SEE THAT CALL.
>> SHE DOES.
SHE GETS CALLED BY THE OFFICIAL ON THAT.
THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD DIG BY THE LIBERO, BUT NOT ABLE TO GO THROUGH.
>> DOWN THE LINE FOR THE KILL.
XAVIER LEADS 19-14 AND THE SERVE COMING FROM THEIR LIBERO, IT IS BROOKLYN MILLER, WHO LEADS WITH 217 DIGS.
HERE IS MILLER.
REACHING BACK, HANGING IN THE ERA.
THE PLACEMENT -- >> SHE STARTED WITH A GREAT PASS AND THE CONNECTION BEHIND THE RIGHT SIDE.
LIKE I SAID, VISION RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT WAS A GREAT SPOT.
>> YOU DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO SMACK THE VOLLEYBALL AS HARD AS YOU CAN EVERY ATTEMPT.
IT IS LIKE A PITCHER.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS NEED A FAST BALL.
SAME THING WITH THE ATTACK.
XAVIER OFF THE BLOCK.
THEY STAY WITH IT, WITH THE ROLL SHOT.
BEAR CREEK AMANA WITH THE SWING.
AVERIE LOWER OUT OF NOWHERE, THE FRESHMAN.
>> THEIR DEFENSE WILL JUST KEEP PICKING UP BALLS AND NOW THEY ARE FINDING A RHYTHM OFFENSIVELY.
A GOOD BACK ROW ATTACK FOR THE CLIPPERS TO SCORE THE POINT.
>> HERE IS THE PAST AND THE SET AND THE BLOCK.
GOING TO TRY IT AGAIN.
A VIOLATION, THAT CONTACT -- SHE IS NOT --IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A PUSH THROWING THE BALL DOWN THE LINE.
>> THE POWER TIP, THE POWER ROLE, THAT FULL SWING AND MORE CONTROL ON IT.
STILL WITH PACE, RIGHT?
STILL WITH PACE.
THERE, INCHING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO CLOSING OUT THIS FIRST SET, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF, RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO.
>> THEY HAVE HAD CONTROL AND THEY HAVE HAD COMPOSURE.
WE HAVE SEEN THEM DO IT FROM ALL AREAS.
THEY HAVE GREAT OFFENSE , REALLY CONSISTENT DEFENSE AND WE ARE SEEING SOME STRONG AND AGGRESSIVE SERVES AS WELL.
>> IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF VOLLEYBALL.
22-16, THE BALL IS CLIPPED OFF THE TOP OF IT ON THE SWING.
OFF THE HANDS OF THE BLOCK.
BACK ROW SWING.
A GOOD ATTACK BY LOWER.
THE SAINTS ARE KEEPING IT ALIVE.
BUMPING IT OVER ON THE FREE BALL --A GREAT RALLY HERE.
ATTACK AIR AND THE SAINTS WIN A LONG BATTLE -- >> A LONG RALLY THERE.
A NUMBER OF PURSUITS OFF THE PORCH, KEEPING IT ALIVE.
WORKING WITH THAT BACK ROW ATTACK.
WE HAVE SEEN THAT ACE A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THEIR BEER HAS WON THE BATTLE AND THEN THEY FOLLOW IT UP WITH AN AGGRESSIVE ACE.
>> MULTIPLE PLAYERS ARE ABLE TO DIAL UP ACES FOR THE SAINTS AND THERE IS ANOTHER GREAT SERVE AND XAVIER WINS THE OPENING SET, GOING AWAY 25-16.
THEY LOOK GOOD IN ALL PHASES OF THE SPORT , WHETHER IT WAS SERVING OR WHETHER IT WAS PASSING OR WHETHER IT WAS BLOCKING, A GOOD PERFORMANCE.
THEY HAVE BEEN THERE 50 YEARS IN CEDAR RAPIDS BEFORE COMING AND CORALVILLE.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE ATHLETIC UNION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO TOLD US ABOUT THE BITTERSWEET MOVE TO NEARBY CORALVILLE.
>> A LOT OF CHANGE FOR THE POSITIVE.
WE WERE THERE FOR 52 YEARS.
YOU NEED --ANY TIME YOU'RE AT A VENUE , IN A CITY THAT LONG, IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE ON THAT IS WHAT MADE IT REALLY HARD.
ONE OF THE TRADITIONS I THINK THAT WAS SO GOOD WAS THE STUDENT SECTIONS.
THEY WERE BEHIND THEIR OWN TEAMS, LOOKING DOWN ON THE PLAY.
>> 25 MINUS ECKSTEIN, THEY WIN THE OPENING SET.
>> THERE ARE TWO IN THE MIDST OF THE RUN AND --BOTH OF THOSE 50 YEARS AND THEY STILL CONTINUE THEIR PLAY AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THE BUILDING IN CEDAR RAPIDS WAS A LITTLE DATED, SO WE DECIDED TO GO OUT, PRIMARILY TO SEE IF WE COULD GET EXTRA SPACE AND SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATES, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL THE PINK SPARKLE OF A STATE TOURNAMENT.
VIDEO BOARDS, LIGHTS OUT INTROS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
XTREME ARENA IS THE ONLY ARENA WE PLAY IN THAT HOST COLLEGE TEAMS.
SO, OUR GIRLS GET TO EXPERIENCE A VENUE THAT IS COLLEGIATE, THAT IS SOMETHING THEY LOOK FORWARD TO.
>> A LIVE LOOK INSIDE THE BEAUTIFUL XTREME ARENA, THAT DOES HAVE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES AND EVERYTHING A DIVISION 1 FACILITY HAS.
I HAVE ENJOYED IT HERE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT FIRST SET, BETHANY.
THEY HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.
WE SAW IN FIVE A THAT THE TEAM THAT LOST THE OPENING SET WHAT IT UP WINNING THE MATCH.
HOWEVER, A LOT OF WORK NEEDS TO HAPPEN ON CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> IT DOES.
A SLOW START FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA, BUT WE DID SEE A GLANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SET.
THEY STRUNG TOGETHER A RUN.
WE KNOW THEY HAVE IT IN THEM, PUTTING THOSE PIECES TOGETHER.
I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH XAVIER SO FAR, STAYING CALM AND COOL.
THEY HAD EXPERIENCE AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS POSITION BEFORE AND THEY SHOWED IT IN SET ONE.
THEY LOOK VERY STRONG.
>> TAKING A LOOK NOW AT SOME FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS HAPPENING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NET.
SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE SOME JITTERS WHEN YOU HAVE A STATE TITLE ON THE LINE.
AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, THEY SAY, WELL, THEY ARE SIZZLING CLEAR CREEK AMANA HIT JUST .171 WITH SOME INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES.
BESIDE THEM --THEY ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT SERVICE ACES AND THAT WAS PART OF THE STORY.
A COUPLE OF THEM UP FOR XAVIER --THERE WAS NONE FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
NOT --XAVIER IS IN THE DARK NAVY BLUE AND THE LIGHTER ROYAL BLUE IS CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THEY GET THE FIRST POINT.
IT IS 1-0, CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THIS SERVE IS COMING FROM ADDISON GISLESON, THE JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER.
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO ADD ANOTHER ONE.
IT IS HANDLED OFF THE FAST.
A LITTLE GIVE AND GO ACTION DOWN THE LINE.
2-0 IN FAVOR OF THE EIGHTH- RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 4A CLEAR CREEK AMANA HAS THE TEAM PHRASE "NEXT PLAY."
>> Beth: I LOVE THAT.
A GREAT MENTALITY, HAVING THE NEXT PLAY ON YOUR MIND.
FORGET THE LAST ONE, WHETHER IT WAS GREAT OR HORRIBLE.
IT DOES NOT MATTER.
IT IS OPEN --FOCUS ON THAT.
>> Eric: DO NOT --PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK IF YOU DID SOMETHING WELL.
YOU HAVE TO GET READY TO GO.
THEY ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE, DO IT FOR EACH OTHER.
THIS IS A TEAM SPORT, ISN'T IT?
>> Beth: YES, IT TAKES EVERY SINGLE PERSON.
YOU HAVE SOME SPORTS WHERE, HONESTLY, YOU CAN HAVE ONE STAR THAT CAN GO AND TO END.
VOLLEYBALL, YOU NEED YOUR TEAMMATES.
SO, THE MOTTO OF DO IT FOR EACH OTHER IS SO FITTING FOR VOLLEYBALL.
>> Eric: CLEAR CREEK AMANA, THEIR FIRST TRIP TO STATE SINCE REACHING THE 3A SEMI- FINALS IN 2014.
THEIR LASTING STATE TITLE CAME IN SOFTBALL OVER A DECADE AGO IN 2011.
THE SCHOOL WON THE --THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
GOOD EXTENSION, REACHING BACK WITH BLISS BECK.
>> Beth: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CLIPPERS GET BACK INVOLVED MORE AND WHAT THAT TAKES, IF THAT IS A MIDDLE RUNNING PRIMARILY IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT IS A GOOD PASS, GETTING THAT CONNECTION WITH THE CENTER.
IF THEY CAN DO THAT, THAT IS VERY LETHAL WITH HER QUICK ATTACK.
SAINTS --SMART TO LET THAT ATTACK GO.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA BUILDS THE LEAD TO THREE POINTS NOW.
>> Beth: THEY ARE WANTING TO STAY DISCIPLINED LIKE THEY WERE IN SET ONE.
YOU WANT TO FINE-TUNE SOME SKILLS.
THERE WAS LITTLE LET UP AT THE START OF SET TWO.
>> Eric: A COUPLE PLAYERS FOR XAVIER HAVE COMMITTED TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
READY DEFENSE PLAYS BY CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THE SAINTS GOT IT DOWN.
THIS I JUDGE WAS KIND OF FALLING BACKWARDS.
HE MAJOR THAT BALL HIT IN, AS YOU LOOK AT THE REPLAY.
YEAH, THAT IS IN.
>> Beth: A GREAT SWING FROM XAVIER SIDE.
>> Eric: BLOCK.
IT DOES NOT FACE XAVIER.
THEY ATTACK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NET.
NOW, BUMPING IT OVER.
HERE COMES CLEAR CREEK AMANA WITH SO MANY OPTIONS.
IT IS DEEP.
NO TOUCH CALLED.
THE SAINTS ARE STORMING BACK WITHIN ONE.
>> Beth: WITH THESE LONGER RALLIES, IT FEELS LIKE WE PLAY MORE THAN FIVE TO FOUR IN SET TWO.
THERE IS SOME GOOD DEFENSE WITH THESE LONGER RALLIES.
A NICE SWING FROM THE CLIPPERS, GOING OFF THE HANDS OF THE BLOCKERS.
SENDING IT DEEP OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COURT.
SAM'S GREG HAS A GOOD HITTING PERCENTAGE WHEN SHE GETS THE BALL SENT TO HER.
THAT WINDOW IS OUT OF BOUNDS.
AND NOW THEY PUT A COUPLE OF POINTS TOGETHER TO PULL WITHIN ONE AND NOW TWO POINTS IN A ROW FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
STILL THE EARLY STAGES OF THIS CLASS 4A SECOND THAT.
WALKED DOWN FOR A POINT.
>> Beth: THEY ARE COMING TO LIGHT.
THEY ARE BEING ACTIVE, PUTTING ON A DOUBLE, KEEPING IT IN PLAY.
XAVIER HAD A FEW.
THEY WERE ABLE TO COVER.
IF THEY ARE NOT GETTING -- WE SAW THEM GETTING GOOD TOUCHES AND ABLE TO TRANSITION THAT.
SEE THAT MIDDLE ATTACK.
>> Eric: MIDDLES ARE SO IMPORTANT AND YOU SEE THE COLLEGE LEVEL, THE TIMING BETWEEN THE CENTER AND -- HOW MUCH MORE CHALLENGING IS IT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO HAVE THOSE QUICK HITTING PLAYS INVOLVING THE MIDDLES?
>> Beth: IT REALLY DEPENDS ON YOUR PAST.
THEY GET A SOLID PASS.
SHE HAS OPTIONS TO FIND HER MIDDLE.
IT IS QUICK.
YOU WANT TO RUN FAST TO CATCH YOUR OPPONENT OFFGUARD AND RUNNING THOSE MIDDLES HELPS SPREAD OUT YOUR OFFENSE, TO GET ONE ON ONES FOR YOUR OTHER PLAYERS.
>> Eric: THEY TRAIL BY SIX.
>> WE NEED TO INTO A SPOT WHERE EXPECTING THAT WILL HAPPEN AND WE MAKE A COUNTER PLAY AS WELL.
WITHOUT THE OTHER PERSON WAS GOING TO PASS IT.
I THINK WE CAN GET A LITTLE BETTER ON THEIR HITTERS AND GET OUR HANDS ON THE BALL A LITTLE BIT QUICKER RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE PRESSING A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE STILL SURFACING AT A HIGH LEVEL.
IT IS A GOOD RUN FOR THEM.
WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS AND KEEP THEM THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BACK ROTATION THOUGH.
>> Beth: POINTING OUT THE STRONG POINTS OF XAVIER, THAT THEY ARE STILL DOING WELL, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DOWN IN SET TWO, REMINDING THEM, WE ARE DOING THIS AND THAT WELL.
CONTINUE THAT AND SHARPEN THESE FEW THINGS THAT GO BACK OUT THERE AND PUT OUT THE EFFORT.
GET BACK IN SET TWO.
>> THE COACH, AUSTIN FILER, HIS SEVENTH YEAR COACHING, ALL AT XAVIER.
HE HAS HAD 217 WINS AND HE HAS BEEN TO STATE EVERY YEAR.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO EVEN UP THE SERIES AT ONE SET APIECE.
ON THE CALL FOR IOWA PBS --WE BROADCASTED THE BETH CHAMPIONSHIP .
IOWA CITY LIBERTY DEFEATED PLEASANT VALLEY AFTER DROPPING THE OPENING SET 20-25.
OBVIOUSLY, LIBERTY WON THE SECOND SET 25-17.
AT THREE, 25-22.
AT FOUR, 25-22.
THE CLIPPERS, BACK OFF THE NET.
TIP OFF THE BLOCK.
BACK ROW SWING -- GREAT DEFENSE.
VERY DISCIPLINED.
ONE ARM --THE HUSTLE, THE EFFORT WAS THERE BUT GREAT PLACEMENT BY XAVIER ON THE ATTACK.
>> Beth: GOOD ATTACK BY XAVIER BUT I DO LOVE THAT PURSUIT AND THAT EFFORT.
IT SHOWS YOUR TEAM, HEY, I AM FIGHTING FOR YOU.
I WANT TO GET THIS FOLLOW-UP.
EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD NOT EFFORT AND WHAT THAT SHOWS YOUR TEAMMATES.
>> Eric: EFFORT CAN BE CONTAGIOUS, WHETHER YOU'RE LEADING BY FOUR OR IF YOU ARE TRAILING.
OVERPASS ON THE FREE BALL.
TIP --NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS WITH HOW TIGHT THAT BALL WAS TO THE NET.
THIS RALLY IS GOING ON OVER ONE MINUTES.
WHO WILL GET THE POINT?
THEY HAVE A MARATHON.
>> Beth: IT GOT A LITTLE SLOPPY IN THE MIDDLE.
THEY ARE KEEPING THAT BALL UP BUT ABLE TO DEFEND.
XAVIER BRINGS THE SWING INTO THE MIDDLE.
THE CLIPPERS ARE STAYING ALIVE, HITTING THEM TO END THAT LONG, LONG RALLY.
>> Eric: BACK TO SERVE WILL BE EMILY HENDERSON.
SHE IS THE FRESHMAN CENTER WITH 406 ASSISTS ON THE YEAR.
ANOTHER POINT.
THE MOMENTUM --IT WAS NOT ON THE CLEAR CREEK AMANA SITE AT ALL IN THE OPENING SET .
THEY ARE NOW DOUBLING UP THEIR OPPONENT, THE SAINTS.
>> Beth: THAT WAS A GOOD SWING FROM PITCHER.
SHE WAS GETTING HER TEAM PUMPED UP.
>> Eric: OUTSIDE, A CROSSCOURT SWING.
VERY CLOSE TO THE NET.
REACHING BACK --A HEADFIRST DIVE --THEY WILL NOT LET IT HIT THE COURT.
THERE HE GOES.
RELENTLESS EFFORT.
THAT IS THAT --THAT IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THESE CLIPPERS.
THEY GET AFTER IT.
XAVIER, THOUGH, HANGING TOUGH.
A GOOD SWING TO FINISH IT FOR THE XAVIER POINT.
>> Eric: ATTACK THERE.
THE EXECUTION WITH -- SHE DOES A LOT OF THINGS WELL.
>> RATE HIGH CONTACT.
>> GOT IT THROUGH.
A POINT FOR MacI KADLEC.
>> THEY ARE PUSHING IT THROUGH THE BLOCK.
HANDS.
WE SEE OFF THE SIDE OF THEIR ARMS.
>> 13-8.
THE SERVICE ERROR AND A SIDE OUT.
ADDISON GISLESON GETS THE SERVE.
SHE HAS NINE KILLS.
A GOOD CROSSCOURT ATTACK.
THE SAID WAS NOT WHERE SHE WANTED IT TO BE, BUT SHE MADE THE MOST OF IT AS YOU CAN SEE THE REPLAY.
>> Beth: SHE DID ADJUST HER APPROACH A LITTLE BIT AND WAS DOING A GOOD JOB FOR XAVIER ON THAT OUTSIDE.
BUT FOR THE CLIPPERS, THEIR LIBERO WAS STANDING IN THERE, GETTING IN QUITE A FEW DIGS IN THAT RALLY, SOME REALLY HARD DRIVEN BALLS.
THAT WILL TRANSLATE.
KEEPING THEIR OFFENSE GOING, IT WILL TRANSLATE TO KILLS FOR THE CLIPPERS.
>> Eric: SERVICE ERROR AND NOW OFF THE HEAD OF THE BLOCKER, SILVANA KABOLO.
>> WE ARE SAYING HER NAME A LOT, THE SOPHOMORE OUTSIDE HITTER.
VERY TALENTED, SMART, CHANGING UPPER SWING, GOING HIGH OFF THE HANDS.
WE HAD SEEN ALL THE VARIETY OF SHOTS.
SHE IS BRINGING IT.
>> Eric: IN THE OPENING SET, IT WAS XAVIER WITH A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT VICTORY, PRETTY LOPSIDED, ACTUALLY, 25-16.
XAVIER HIT .310 WITH 14 KILLS AND ONLY ONE ERROR ON 42 ATTEMPTS, WHILE CLEAR CREEK AMANA HAD 12 KILLS AND SIX HITTING ERRORS AND 35 ATTACKS, HITTING .171.
THAT HAS BEEN FLIPPED IN THE SECOND SET.
>> Beth: IT HAS.
THEY ARE SETTLING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, CONTINUING THEIR DEFENSE, BUT NOW ABLE TO PUT THEIR OFFENSE UP IN FULL FORCE.
XAVIER IS SETTLING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
THEY'RE COMING BACK INTO THIS POINT BY POINT.
A LOT OF IT IS FROM THEIR OFFENSIVE SIDE, JUST GETTING QUALITY SWINGS, REALLY ATTACKING THE CLIPPERS' BLOCKS.
>> Eric: ANOTHER LONG RALLY BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS.
THE LAST 4A TITLE HANGING IN THE BALANCE.
GREAT BACK ROW DEFENSE, AS HAS BEEN THE CASE ALL DAY LONG.
A ROLL SHOT --I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT CATCH THEM SLEEPING.
THEY WERE PREPARED.
AND ANOTHER POINT FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> Beth: THAT BALL GOT SO TIGHT TO THE NET.
MY TEAM IS REACHING FOR IT.
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IT OVER THE BACK AND FORTH AGAIN.
THESE ARE LONG RALLIES.
I FEEL LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD DEFENSE BACK AND FORTH.
>> Eric: GOING RIGHT AT THE BLOCK.
GUEST LIST AND WAS THERE WITH CODE BELOW WITH A STRONG POLO COACH -- IT HAS BEEN A HISTORIC YEAR FOR THAT PROGRAM.
THAT IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY, HOW THEY ARE 4A THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING AND WITH THAT, THERE IS MORE STUDENT ATHLETES AND MORE GIRLS IN VOLLEYBALL AND IT IS FUN TO SEE HOW THEY HAVE EMBRACED THAT GROWTH.
>> EXACTLY.
NOW THEY ARE BACK AT STATE AND THERE IS A LARGER CLASS.
THEY ARE JUST DOING FANTASTIC THINGS IN SET TWO, PUTTING THEMSELVES IN A POSITION LATE IN SET TWO TO FINISH.
THEY STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
I KNOW XAVIER BELIEVES THEY CAN FIGHT BACK IN IT, BUT THE CLIPPERS ARE DOING WELL.
>> Eric: I LIKE THAT --PUSH TO FINISH.
THEY ARE IN A GOOD SPOT >> Beth: USED A PUSH BECAUSE IT TAKES EFFORT.
YOU HAVE TO PUSH TO THE FINISH.
>> Eric: CARLEY YUNKER IS SERVING.
YOU CAN SEE HER TEAMMATES.
JUST A HISTORY AND TRADITION OF VOLLEYBALL WITH THAT SCHOOL.
SO MANY APPEARANCES AT STATE AND SO MANY STATE TITLES.
VIOLATION AGAINST XAVIER AND NOW IT IS 19-14.
>> XAVIER WINNING 3-0 IN THE SEMI'S.
THERE IS A SHADOW TO MY HOME SCHOOL FROM BACK IN THE DAY.
THEY ARE HANDLING THE REGIONAL FINAL.
THEY ARE 3-0 IN THEIR MATCHES HERE.
THEY ARE DOING WELL.
>> THE SAINTS, BIG CELEBRATION AFTER THAT PLAY.
SHE IS A SPECIAL PLAYER.
MAKER.
NOW IT IS 19-15, DOWN BUT NOT OUT.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE A RUN.
THERE IS A SERVICE ACE.
>> Beth: POINT BY POINT, AN ACE ALWAYS HELP WHEN YOU'RE GOING ON A RUN.
>> Eric: THEY TRAIL BY THREE.
LET'S SEE WHAT CLEAR CREEK AMANA HAS TO SAY AS THEY PUSH TO TIE UP THIS SERIES.
>> YOU NEED TO TAKE THE MIDDLE BACK.
YOU HAVE TO GET THERE FASTER.
>> Eric: BODY LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT.
>> Beth: WE ARE HAVING FUN.
IT IS THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WE ARE HERE FOR 4A AND THE COACHES TELLING THEM TO SMILE AND RELAX AND REGROUP AND RESPOND AND TO FINISH THIS SET OUT.
SHE MENTIONED WE CAN GET DOUBLE BLOCKS UP THAT MIDDLE.
SLOW DOWN THEIR MIDDLES.
>> Eric: BOTH HAD COACHES LOOKING ON.
ANOTHER SERVICE ACE, BACK-TO- BACK ACES.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT XAVIER NEEDED TO DO HERE.
MacI KADLEC GOD 36.
NOT A GREAT PASS.
XAVIER --PUSHING IT DOWN THE LINE.
WOW, NOT AN EASY PLAY THERE.
WELL OFF THE NET.
THEY PULLED THAT ONE OUT AND GOT WHAT THEY NEEDED.
CARMACK A GOOD RESPONSE FROM THE CLIPPERS, PUSHING IT OUTSIDE THAT DEEP CROSSCOURT SWING.
THEY HAVE BEEN A SOLID, BRIGHT SPOT FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA ON THE OUTSIDE.
>> Eric: THIS LESSON WITH -- KEEP THE BALL OFF THE COURT BUT IT DOES NOT GO OVER.
NOW, IT IS 20-18.
BEHIND THE LINE IS ANIKA IVESTER.
SECOND TIME --THE FIRST ONE WAS DENIED BUT THEY GOT SOMETHING LITTLE DIFFERENT ON THE SECOND APPROACH FOR THE KILL.
HERE IS THE REPLAY.
THE FRESHMEN, 180 KILLS AND 266 DIGS.
>> Beth: THE CLIPPERS ARE YOUNG, BUT THEY WILL BATTLE AND FIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE RESILIENT.
>> Eric: TWO CONTACTS AND A FORCED ERROR AND TWO POINTS SEPARATING THESE TWO SCHOOLS.
YOU CAN SEE COACH FILER LOOKING ON.
THE PAST IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE NET.
NOT MANY OPTIONS FOR WOOD .
THE CENTER COULD HAVE TRIED TO PULL IT BACK TO HER SIDE BUT TIPPED IT OVER.
>> Beth: A VERY TIGHT PASS, JUST ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THEIR >> Eric: THAT WAS A GOOD PASS.
THERE IS A GOOD SWEAT.
NUMBER ONE ON THE TEAM IN KILLS, THAT IS A BIG ONE.
>> Beth: STAYING ACTIVE BACK THERE.
A TIGHT BALL, CLOSE TO THE NET.
SHE DOES PUT IT STRAIGHT DOWN.
>> Eric: THE LIBERO, MEG BERKLAND, WANTS TO SERVE.
THAT IS A GOOD ONE.
THAT IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WITH THE SAINTS AGGRESSIVE SERVING.
TIMEOUT, XAVIER TRAILING BY THREE.
YOUR BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL.
IS LISTEN INTO THEIR HUDDLE.
>> WE CAN DO THIS.
SHE IS IN THE BACK OF ROE.
CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW, OKAY?
I NEED YOU TO GET REALLY FOCUS ON LINING UP IN THE RIGHT SPOT AND WORKING AS HARD AS YOU CAN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, OKAY?
ONE POINT AT A TIME.
ALTERNATELY LONG, YOU HAVE GOTTEN THERE.
THIS IS NO DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE TO WORK.
THE PRESSURE IS NOT ON US, BUT WE CAN GET THE 2-0 LEAD IF WE JUST KEEP WORKING ONE POINT AT A TIME WITH THE HIGH PASS AND RUNNING OUR OFFENSE WHEN WE CAN.
>> Beth: VERY CALM, LAYING OUT THE PATH THAT XAVIER NEEDS TO FINISH THIS.
WE GET BY BEFORE THEY GET TWO.
NOW, MAKE -- >> WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE LIKE THAT AND A LOT OF TIMES, THEY FEED OFF THE EMOTIONS OF THEIR COACHES.
MAYBE NERVOUS, THAT GOES AND TRANSLATES OUT TO THE TEAM, BUT WHAT IS THE WORST THAT HAPPENS?
WE ARE TIED 1-1?
THAT IS NOT THAT BAD.
WHAT'S.
THE SAINTS GET THE PLAY TO PULL WITHIN TWO.
POTENTIALLY MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAVE THIS SERVED WITH LIBBY FANDEL.
>> Beth: REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE SUCH QUALITY GOOD SERVERS.
>> Eric: LOOK AT THAT BALL.
IT SALES OVER THE NET WITH TOP SPIN.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THERE ARE THE SAINTS.
THEY GOT IT DOWN.
TWO POINTS IN A ROW OFF THAT TIMEOUT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO HELP.
TIMEOUT --LET'S LISTEN INTO THE HUDDLE.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK AND THEY WILL SWING.
I TOLD AVERIE TO CHANGE HER SHOT, SO NOW YOU CAN SWING AWAY.
SWING AWAY, YES.
HEY, STAY POSITIVE.
STAY POSITIVE.
NEXT PLAY, HERE WE GO.
TAKE A BREATH.
FIRST BALL KILLED.
>> Eric: JACKIE CLUBB, TRYING TO DROP SOMETHING.
SHE WANTS THEM TO BE ON THE ATTACK.
>> Beth: SHE IS SAYING "SWING AWAY."
SHE IS GIVING HER TEAM THE GREEN LIGHT TO GET AFTER IT AND GO AFTER THE BLOCK AND THE AGGRESSIVE.
SHE MENTIONED FIRST BALL SWING.
NO BACK AND FORTH, NO LONG RALLY, LET'S GET THAT FIRST SWING SITE OUT AND THEN WE SERVE FOR THE SET.
PLUS IT ALL STARTS OFF THE PASS, OFFICERS.
IT IS A GOOD ONE.
THAT IS WHAT THEY WANTED.
THE DEFENSE WAS THERE IN THE BACKGROUND FOR XAVIER.
A GREAT RETURN --IT IS A GAME OF INCHES.
NO ONE WAS ANYWHERE NEAR THAT VOLLEYBALL THAT IT SAILS JUST A TOUCH TOO DEEP AND OUT OF BOUNDS.
SETPOINT FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THERE IT IS.
WE ARE TIED.
THE SET , THE FIRST ONE WENT TO XAVIER, AND THE SECOND SET WENT WE ARE HAVING A PARTY.
LOTS OF FUN FROM THE XTREME ARENA AS THE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH CARRIES ON.
WHAT A FUN ATMOSPHERE.
>> MISSING IS LISA BRINK MEYER, WHO HAS BEEN BATTLING BRAIN CANCER SINCE APRIL.
THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY AND THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE MOVE TO CORALVILLE AVENUE VENUE.
THIS IS WHAT JEAN BERGER HAD TO SAY ABOUT LISA.
>> SHE HAS BEEN WITH THEM FOR SHE PLAYED BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL AND SHE ACTUALLY IS A TWO-TIME HALL OF FAMER.
SHE PLAYED COLLEGIATE AND SHE ACTUALLY PLAYED IN THE LAST SIX ON SIX BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
SHE IS FAMOUS IN A LOT OF WAYS, BUT SHE IS A GREAT AMBASSADOR.
>> Eric: AS SHE CONTINUES HER FIGHT, PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT TO ASK HOW THEY MAY HELP AND THEY HAVE SET UP A FUND, WHERE DONATIONS CAN BE SENT.
OUR HEART GOES OUT TO LISA AND HER FAMILY AS THEY BATTLE THIS.
LET'S LOOK AT THESE STATISTICS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, XAVIER HAS BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE AS THEY LEAD IN THE KILL CATEGORY.
WHAT DID CLEAR CREEK AMANA DO WELL ?
THE SECOND SET, IT LED -- >> Beth: THEY NEVER GAVE UP.
EXCITEMENT AND PURPOSE IN SET TWO.
THEY KNEW THEY WANTED TO CHALLENGE THE SAINTS AND THEY ABSOLUTELY DID THAT.
THEY TOOK IT TO THEM IN SET TWO.
XAVIER, THOUGH, THEY FOUGHT BACK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SET AND HAD A CHANCE AT THE END.
THEY WERE RIGHT THERE BUT THE CLIPPERS WERE ABLE TO PUT IT AWAY AND NOW WE ARE ALL TIED UP IN THE 4A TITLE GAME.
>> Eric: THE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP WENT FOUR AND THIS ONE IS GOING AT LEAST FOUR.
THE FIRST POINT OF THE THIRD SET, JUST LIKE WE SAW IN THE FIRST SET --IT GOES TO CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THAT REACHES OVER --SHE GETS THE KILL.
>> Beth: GOING HIGH, ELEVATING OVER HER OPPONENTS, OVER THE NET.
SHE HAS SOME HEIGHT TO HER.
>> Eric: WELL, THAT TRYING TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM PUSHING, TO TRY TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THIS SERIES AT CCA.
A GOOD PASS.
HERE IS THE SET.
THAT PLAY, YOU CAN JUST TELL EVERY THING WAS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS AND GETTING THE FIRST POINT OF THIS THIRD SET FOR XAVIER ON THAT PLAY.
>> Beth: EQUALITY PASS, SETTING UP THE MIDDLE.
THEY ARE ABLE TO POWER THROUGH THE BLOCK FOR XAVIER.
ONE, TWO, THREE, THEY GOT IT DONE ON THAT PLAY.
>> Eric: A BIG SWING.
NOT EXACTLY HOW --SHE MADE THE MOST OUT OF THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KILL.
>> Beth: XAVIER ABLE TO FIND THE MIDDLE, EVEN IF THEY ARE OFF THE NET.
THAT IS A GREAT THING FOR A TEAM TO DUPLICATE WILL NOT BE A PERFECT PASS OR PERFECT SET, BUT THEY ARE STILL UTILIZING THE MIDDLE, EVEN IF IT IS A LITTLE SLOWER PACE.
IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR YOUR OPPONENT TO DEFEND.
>> Eric: NOW ON IN IVESTER HAS COMMITTED HERSELF -- THEY ARE JUST WORKING ON THEIR GAME.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THE SIZE OF 6'4" BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO WORK AT IT AND PLAY THAT EVER IMPORTANT MIDDLE POSITION.
>> Beth: THAT IS GREAT DEDICATION.
A LOT OF PRACTICE.
A LOT OF REPS. NOW IN ANOTHER STATE TITLE GAME.
I KNOW THEY WERE HERE LAST YEAR, SO LOTS OF EXPERIENCE THERE.
>> Eric: XAVIER IN THE DARK NAVY BLUE AND CLEAR CREEK AMANA IS WEARING THE BRIGHTER, LIGHT BLUE.
THE SERVICE ERROR IS THERE.
>> Beth: JUST SWAP SERVES.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BLUE IN HERE.
THE OFFICIALS ARE WEARING BLUE, ALL DIFFERENT SHADES.
JUST BLUE AND PINK EVERYWHERE.
>> Eric: CREDIT TO JEAN BERGER.
WE HAVE SHOWN YOU SOME PIECES, WHERE SHE WAS INTERVIEWED AND AFTER TAKING OVER FOR THE HEAD OF THE UNION, REALLY LEANED INTO THE BRANDING.
WHAT ARE WE?
TALKING ABOUT THE IOWA GIRL AND TALKING ABOUT THE COLOR PINK AND MAKING IT AN EVENT.
THEY ARE LITERALLY SETTING UP PYROTECHNICS AND SMOKE AND ALL THAT, WHERE THE TEAM IS RUN OUT.
IT IS NOT JUST -HUM, HERE IS THE STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
IT IS NEXT LEVEL.
>> Beth: A HIGH LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT TO GO ALONG WITH THE QUALITY PLAY.
THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF IOWA VOLLEYBALL, RIGHT?
IOWA VOLLEYBALL IS HIGH LEVEL.
>> Eric: IT IS.
FOR A FEW YEARS.
IT IS A HIGH LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ALL SORTS OF EXCITEMENT AS WELL.
>> Eric: AND ICE ATTACK FROM BLISS BECK, HAVING HERSELF A DAY.
SHE COMES IN WITH A VERY HIGH HITTING PERCENTAGE.
JUST LIKE A BATTING AVERAGE IN BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL, SHE IS UP TO .418.
THAT IS CUMULATIVE FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
SHE IS HAVING ONE REALLY GOOD MATCH --IT IS CUMULATIVE.
SHE IS HITTING OVER .400.
THE SAINTS GET THAT POINT AND THE SEESAW BATTLE BACK AND FORTH.
I LOVE THAT SMILE.
SHE PRACTICES WHAT SHE PREACHES.
YOU SAW THAT SHOT ON THE SIDE MINE AS SMILES.
>> Beth: ENCOURAGING HER TEAM.
>> Eric: TRYING TO LIFT THEM UP AND SHE KNOWS IN ORDER TO WIN THIS TITLE, THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE STATE IN XAVIER.
AN UNORTHODOX PLAY, BUT SOMEHOW WE HAVE SOME CONFUSION.
IT DROPS TO THE COURT.
>> Beth: A COUPLE MISSED HITS ON BOTH SIDE, BUT THE DEFENSE IS ABLE TO PICK IT UP AND CONTINUE.
XAVIER IS JUST ADJUSTING THAT APPROACH, DOING A GOOD JOB.
THEY ARE USING THE BLOCKERS TO GET THEMSELVES A XAVIER KILLED.
>> Eric: FACTSET --DOWN.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE OPPONENT GIVES YOU AND A GOOD LITTLE QUICK HANDOFF.
DOWN FOR THE KILL AS SHE ATTACKS NUMBER 17, IVESTER.
>> I HAVE BEEN OPPRESSED ON THE CLIPPERS' SIDE.
HENDERSON AND WOOD, THEY ARE BOTH DOING A GOOD JOB WITH BEING TIED TO THE NET WITH THE BALLS COMING FROM THEIR DEFENSE.
THEY ARE GETTING THOSE BALLS OUT OF THE NET AND THEY CAN STILL SET THEIR HITTERS AND THEY ARE PLAYING GOOD DEFENSE.
BOTH OF THEM, TO HAVE ONE AMAZING SETTER IS, HEY, WE WILL TAKE IT.
TO HAVE TWO, LIKE ANDERSON AND WOOD, I REALLY IMPRESSED.
>> Eric: PLAYERS THAT CAN BE ON THE COURT --THAT IS A GREAT EFFORT TO RETURN THAT BALL TO THE SAINTS' SIDE OF THE NET.
I NEED TO GET MY STOPWATCH OUT.
I SWEAR, WE HAVE SOME RALLIES IN THE THREE OR FOUR MINUTE RANGE.
DEADLOCKED AT 7-7 IN THE THIRD.
CELEBRATING, CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> Beth: TAKING IT OVER TO CATCHING XAVIER OFFGUARD.
YOU JUST ASSUME THEY WILL SET IT UP.
KNOW, THE LIBERO STEPS IN.
I WILL JUST PASS IT RIGHT OVER.
IT WILL GO DOWN AS A KILL, RIGHT?
>> Eric: THE KILLS ON THE SEASON, HEADING INTO THE TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS $.98.
SHE HAD 11 TOTAL KILLS OUT OF $.98.
>> SHE PULLED THAT OUT.
>> Eric: SHE PULLS AN ACE OUT OF THE BACK POCKET WHEN SHE NEEDS TWO.
IT IS THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
>> Beth: THAT IS RIGHT.?
THE TIP IS DOWN.
POINT, CCA.
>> Beth: AS A HITTER, KNOWING WHAT ARE THE BLOCKERS GIVING ME, WHAT IS THAT DEFENSE BEHIND THE BLOCKER --WHERE THEY SET UP ON THE COURT?
SEEING THAT FOR THE CLIPPERS AND SAYING, HEY, THERE IS A WIDE OPEN CAMPFIRE IN THE MIDDLE AND I AM TAKING IT.
>> Eric: ANY TIME YOU SEE THAT, TRYING TO GET THE BALL THERE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE FOR -- THE BALL HIT THE NET.
WE PLAY ON.
OFF THE BLOCK, IT IS OUT FOR A POINT.
THE SAINTS LEAD IT.
NOW, IT IS 9-9.
THE SAINTS HAVE THEIR SEVENTH STRAIGHT TRIP TO STATE.
>> Beth: SO CONSISTENT, SEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS.
VERY IMPRESSIVE AS A PROGRAM.
>> Eric: THEY JUST GRADUATED AND IT IS NOT RE-BILLED --IT IS RELOAD YEAR AFTER YEAR.
FILER, THE HEAD COACH.
SAME PAGE, LEADING BY ONE.
NO RETURNING THAT ONE BACK.
>> Beth: STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE, A STRONG SWING, GOING AROUND THE BLOCKERS.
NORMALLY, WE SEE HER FROM THE MIDDLE BUT TAKE HER ON THE OUTSIDE AND SHE CAN GET IT DONE THERE TOO.
>> Eric: IF I AM THE NUMBER SEVEN --IF SHE IS IN THE FRONT ROW, NO MATTER WHERE, GET HER INVOLVED.
THERE SHE GOES AGAIN.
>> Beth: GET HER INVOLVED IS RIGHT.
KEEP HER ACTIVE.
GET A GOOD PASS FROM THE BACK COURT AND THE CENTER IS VERY TALENTED.
ANDERSON, FINDING THAT , GETTING A SLING AROUND THE XAVIER BLOCK, WHICH IS NOT SMALL.
THAT WAS THE TOP BLOCK XAVIER IS PUTTING UP.
13 ATTEMPTS.
HER TEAMMATE, GISLESON, HAD 13.
>> Beth: YOU HAVE ADDISON AND THEN LOWER.
WHEN YOU ARE STRUGGLING, AS A TEAM, SOMETIMES YOU'RE THROWING UP THOSE SET TO THE OUTSIDE HITTERS.
I THINK THAT STAT LINE SHOWS MORE IMPROVEMENT.
>> Eric: THE BLOCK --DOWN FOR THE POINT.
EVERY TIME XAVIER GETS SOMETHING GOING, CLEAR CREEK AMANA IS THERE TO MAKE THE PLAY.
>> Beth: A GOOD SET BY THE CLIPPERS, DOUBLING ON THE OUTSIDE.
A LITTLE TIGHTER SET, MAYBE KEEPING THAT OFF.
THEY HAVE MORE SPACE TO WORK WITH.
THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY WORK AROUND THE BLOCK.
THE SERVE.
WE ARE WAITING AT THE TOP OFFICIAL IS TALKING.
I THINK JUST MAKING SURE A MEDIA MEMBER --NO, MAKING SURE WE CLEANED UP SOME SWEAT.
WE HAD A LOT OF STOPPAGES IN PLAY DURING THE 5A MATCH.
LET'S SEE WHAT IT IS DOING RIGHT NOW, THE WEATHER, AND CORA BELL, IOWA.
I HAVE NOT BEEN OUTSIDE SINCE 8:00.
IT IS 72 AND SUNNY.
THERE IS ICE UNDERNEATH HERE, PLUS IT IS A WARM DAY.
THERE LOTS OF PEOPLE IN HERE.
SO, ANYTIME A STUDENT AT EIGHT HITS THE COURT, YOU CAN CLEAN UP SOME PERSPIRATION.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.
THAT'S HOW MANY YEARS WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS OVEN THESE WHEN IT WE WILL TAKE THIS.
WE WILL TAKE THIS WEATHER.
I LOVE IT.
WE COULD HAVE IT ALL THE WAY TO CHRISTMAS AND INTO JANUARY.
>> I SHOULD PUT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP.
GOOD CALL.
GOOD CALL.
A GOOD, SHALLOW SERVE.
THEY GOT A DECENT PASS OUT OF IT.
THEY WILL HAVE TO DO A BACK ROW ATTACK.
THE SAINTS JUST KEEP THROWING A LOT OF STUFF AT CCA.
THEY ARE READY.
THEY ARE DISCIPLINED.
>> VERY DISCIPLINED.
THAT WAS A FANTASTIC ATTACK ON THE OUTSIDE FOR HER XAVIER.
BROOKLYN, THEIR LIBERO, DUCKETT RIGHT UP.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL QUALITIES IF YOU WANT TO PUT ON THAT DIFFERENT >> THAT IS A REALLY GOOD POINT.
AS A LIBERO, YOU ARE THE BACK END OF THE DEFENSE YOU ARE THE LEADER IN THE BACKCOURT.
IT DOES TAKE A SPECIAL TYPE OF PERSON, WAS ALSO WILLING TO DIVE AROUND AND GO AFTER EVERY BALL.
IT IS SUCH A FUN POSITION.
>> Eric: WITH WAS AN INSIDE ON THE XAVIER SAINTS RIGHT NOW.
>> MIDDLES, MASKING YOU EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU HAVE TO SWING ON THE BALL, OKAY?
YOU ARE TIPPING EVERY BALL AND THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD AND PICKING IT UP, WHICH PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON THE OUTSIDE.
I NEED YOU TO CHANGE THAT DEMEANOR YOU HAVE ON THE COURT AND LISTEN TO WHAT I PAID AND DO THOSE THINGS.
THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL.
IT WILL NOT ALWAYS BE THAT EVERYTHING IS 3-0.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THIS A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE HANGING OUR HEADS FAR TOO MUCH AND IT IS HURTING US TO GET IT TOGETHER AND ENJOY WHEN YOU SCORE AND FOCUS WHEN THEY HAVE THE BALL.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A SWING, EVEN IF IT IS NOT A FULL SWING.
YOU CANNOT TIP EVERYTHING.
WE ARE GETTING TOO MANY HARD BALLS OR DOWN-BALLOTS.
>> Beth: ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE AGGRESSIVE, WHICH WE KNOW THEY CAN BE WITH A TALENTED HITTERS THAT THEY HAVE.
I AM TALKING ABOUT HOW THEIR TIPS HAVE ALLOWED THE CLIPPERS TO TRANSITION RIGHT INTO A GOOD OFFENSE.
THERE PICKING UP THOSE TIPS AND TRANSITIONING THEM INTO OFFENSE.
XAVIER IS SAYING, HEY, LET'S SWING AWAY.
PICK UP YOUR HEADS.
WE GOT THIS.
>> Eric: IT IS CHALLENGING THOUGH, AS XAVIER, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEIR ROAD TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, IF THEY ARE JUST GETTING THE BROOMS OUT, SLEEP, SLEEP, THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN A POSITION DOWN 15-12 IN THE THIRD SET.
COLOR MAPPING HAVE THE CLIPPERS THAT HAVE PLAYED FIVE SET MATCHES AND THEY THINK WE WILL BE HERE ALL DAY.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ATTITUDE AND EXPECTATIONS.
>> Eric: BETH IS A FORMER DIVISION 1 COACH.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
HEY, WE MIGHT BE IN THE SPOT, IN A MATCH WHEN IT ACTUALLY MATTERS.
>> Beth: IT REMINDS ME OF WHAT COACH FILER WAS SAYING, WENT IS THAT IF WE GET TO FIVE BEFORE THEY GET TO TWO, A LOT OF THOSE PRACTICE DRILLS, WHERE IT IS -- YOU WIN.
YOU LOSE, YOU HAVE SPRINTS.
SOME SORT OF --?
MOTIVATION?
>> Beth: MOTIVATION TO WIN THOSE SHORT, TIGHT BATTLES, PUTTING YOU IN PRESSURE SITUATIONS.
YOU CAN DO THAT TO SOME EXTENT IN PRACTICE, BUT, HONESTLY, MATCH AND COMPETITION IS WHERE YOU FIND THOSE SKILLS THAT IS WHEN IT IS STRONGEST.
>> THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE SMALLER SCHOOLS THAT COME ON THE WEEKEND, THEY SAY, YEAH, LET'S PLAY A TOURNAMENT AGAINST SOME 4A OR 5A OPPOSITION.
WE MIGHT NOT WIN, BUT AT LEAST WE ARE BATTLE TESTED WHEN WE PLAY AT OUR LEVEL IN OUR RESPECTED CLASSES.
>> Beth: YES, PLAYING STRONG SCHOOLS, AT WHATEVER CLASS, SCHEDULING TOUGH, LIKE YOU SAID.
PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITION TO PRACTICE THAT PRESSURE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE END OF OCTOBER AND THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER, YOU CAN DROP BACK AND DRAW FROM THAT EXPERIENCE.
>> Eric: LOOK AT HOW THEY RESPONDED.
WE ARE TIED.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA TAKES A TIMEOUT.
LET'S LISTEN TO JACKIE CLUBB, IN HER NINE YEAR OF LEADING THE CLIPPERS.
>> YOU ARE A LITTLE EARLY.
WHAT IS THE SET PLAY CALL WHEN >> WE CANNOT PLAY SCARED.
WE JUST HAVE TO PLAY OUR GAME, RIGHT?
>> SAM CAN GO OUT AND THIS --I NEED YOU TO MAKE A SCENE.
THAT WAY SAM CAN GET THE KILL.
ARE WE BREATHING?
LET'S GO.
>> Eric: MAINLY, THAT WAS CATCH HER BREATH AND, OKAY, LET'S GET TOGETHER AND FOCUS HERE.
>> Eric: REGROUP, CALM DOWN.
>> Beth: REMIND THEM TO KEEP SMILING.
SHE ALWAYS ASKS, WHAT IS OUR PLAY COMING OUT OF TIMEOUT?
EVERYONE KNOWS THE PLAY AND THAT BASED ON THE PASS, RUN WHATEVER SET THAT WORKS.
>> Eric: EACH TEAM HAS ONE TIMEOUT REMAINING AND WE ARE XAVIER WON THE FIRST ONE, 25 MINUS 16.
CLEAR CREEK WON THE SECOND SET.
SITE OUT AND SUBSTITUTIONS ARE COMING IN FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA, INCLUDING THE SERVER, AS EMILY HENDERSON IS A FRESHMAN.
>> ONE OF THE TALENTED CENTERS FOR THIS CLIPPERS TEAM, HENDERSON.
JUST A FRESHMAN.
>> Eric: A BACKFLOW SWING.
THE BALL IS TIPPED.
IT THROUGH THE BLOCK.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THE BALL GOT THROUGH, BUT XAVIER FINDS AWAY.
>> Beth: STAY ACTIVE AT THE NET.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT --WHEN IT IS A 50-50 BALL, ANYONE CAN GET IT.
JUST BE AGGRESSIVE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW IT GOT THROUGH THE BLOCK BUT XAVIER WISHES IS GOING TO TAKE IT.
>> Eric: THEY ARE CONTROLLING THE NET.
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT LIBBY FANDEL?
SHE IS LEADING THEM IN KILLS AND ACES, AVERAGING 3.77.
SHE HAS BEEN STEADY EDDIE.
>> Beth: SHE IS THEIR SIXTH ROW ROTATION PLAYER, FINDING WAYS TO MAKE HER TEAM BETTER FROM THE BACKCOURT.
AND THEN YOU NOTICE HER PRESENCE IN THE FRONT ROW.
SHE IS NUMBER IF 13 FOR XAVIER.
SHE GETS HER KILLS.
JUST A CONSISTENT PLAYER FOR THE SAINTS.
>> Eric: THE BALL DOES NOT GO OVER THE NET.
SAM SCHRAGE WENT TO SEND IT OVER.
NOT TOO LONG AGO, THEY WERE DOWN THREE OR FOUR NOW THEY ARE UP THREE.
LET'S LISTEN IN TO THE FINAL TIMEOUT OF THIS SET FOR CLEAR >> WE NEED TO GET THE BALL IN AND ATTACKED.
WHAT IS THE SET PLAY CALL?
JUST ON SERVICE EIGHT.
>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
MAKE SURE YOU GET UP.
THE BALL HAS TO TOUCH --YOU HAVE TO BLOCK THE MIDDLE.
LET'S GO.
>> Beth: THE CRITICAL TIME IN SUCH THREE, TIED 1-1.
WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FIVE A TITLE GAME, HOW IT IS SUCH A BOOST TO GO UP TO -1 IN A MATCH.
I KNOW BOTH PROGRAMS REALLY WANT SET THREE HERE.
>> Eric: A ROLL SHOT.
THE SAINTS, A BIG SWING.
THE BACK ROW ATTACKS.
TERMINATION --DAILY BY FOUR AND THEY ARE FOUR POINTS AWAY FROM WINNING THIS THIRD SET.
>> Beth: THE SAINTS HAVE BEEN SWINGING.
WE HEARD COACH FILER TALK ABOUT, HEY, LET'S LESSEN THE TIPS AND GET THOSE SWINGS GOING AND THEY ARE RESPONDING.
XAVIER IS SWINGING AWAY.
>> Eric: THE BACK ROW SWING -- THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE BALL IS GOING TO GO WHEN THEY ARE HEADING THAT FAR OFF THE NET BUT THE TIMING WAS HOT ON FOR SAM SCHRAGE.
I LOVE THE NET CAMERA.
A HUGE SHADOW TO IOWA PBS.
TONS OF PEOPLE ARE INSIDE THE TRUCK CONTROL ROOM.
THE CAMERA OPERATORS, AUDIO, EVERY THING.
IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE 5A ATTEMPTING TO MATCH IN ITS EYE CHARITY, TUNE IN TONIGHT TONIGHT.
YOU WILL WATCH THE 5A TEMPLATE TO MATCH, IN WHICH IOWA CITY LIBERTY DEFEATED PLEASANT VALLEY IN FOUR.
WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED AFTER THIS 4A MATCHUP.
WE THEN HAVE A 3A, 2A AND 1A .
A NICE SERVE.
THE SAINTS , A BLOCK BUT IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.
HE HAS A PLAY BY MacI KADLEC.
THEY JUST PUSHED IT INTO THE BLOCK.
THE LAST CHARGE WAS BY CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> Beth: MIXING UP HER SHOTS.
THE JOB, KEEPING THE BALL ALIVE AFTER THE CLIPPERS --THEY HAD A GREAT TOUCH ON IT.
MacI IS MIXING IT UP BUT THE CLIPPERS ARE ABLE TO RESPOND.
THEY JUST WILL NOT GO AWAY.
>> Eric: THINK ABOUT WHAT WE SAW IN THE SECOND SET.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA WON IT, BUT IT IS --IT WAS 25-22 AND IT WENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE FINISH LINE.
ADDISON GISLESON, 27 ACES ON THE YEAR.
GOT IT THROUGH.
FOUND A WAY.
THE BALL MADE IT THROUGH, THE >> Beth: THE LIBERO WITH A STRONG SWING.
THEY ARE ABLE TO PICK UP A LOT OF THOSE TOUCHES THAT THERE BLOCK IS GETTING.
NOW, TRANSITIONING, GETTING THAT KILLED.
>> Eric: OVER THE BLOCK, DANGEROUS PLAY.
THE SAINTS NOW MAKE IT 23-21.
THERE, YOU CAN SEE THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT THEY COULD DO.
NO ONE IN THE ARENA EXPECTED THAT ONE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
>> Beth: WOW, PERFECT TIMING.
THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.
WAY TO EXECUTE THAT.
SHE HEADS TO THE BENCH.
ALL THOSE HIGH-FIVES.
GOOD JOB.
>> Eric: THE FRESHMAN CENTER.
NO SURPRISE THERE.
THAT IS GREAT EXECUTION.
23-20 THREE.
THE FIRST TO TWO.
YOU HAVE TO WIN BY TWO.
IT IS NOT LIKE YOU CAN SQUEAK OUT A WIN 25-24.
OUT OF BOUNDS?
NO, WOW, WHAT A SHOT.
>> Beth: WE HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH HER.
THIS SWINGS FROM THE OUTSIDE.
>> Eric: AND A SERVICE ACE ON THE SETPOINT.
THEY DUG DEEP AND FOUND A WAY IN THIS BACK AND FORTH SEESAW BATTLE.
XAVIER WINS THE FIRST.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA WINS THE SECOND AND XAVIER WINS THE THIRD.
THE SCORE IS 25-23 AS WE HAD TO THE FOURTH SET.
WE WILL BE BACK RIGHT AFTER THIS WITH THAT FOURTH MATCH.
>> Eric: XAVIER SQUEAKS OUT A WIN, 25-23 OVER CLEAR CREEK AMANA IN THE THIRD SET.
XAVIER NEEDS TO WIN JUST ONE MORE SET AND THEY ARE THE 4A CHAMPION.
BUT I THINK CLEAR CREEK AMANA, THEY ARE DOWN, BUT THEY ARE NOT OUT.
>> Beth: CLEAR CREEK AMANA IS FIGHTING SO HARD, POINT FOR POINTS.
THEIR LAST TWO MATCHES HAVE BEEN FIVE SETS, SO THEY ARE NOT DONE YET.
XAVIER IS IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION, UP 2-1, PLAYING WELL AND THEY ARE JUST COMPOSED AS A TEAM.
THEY DO NOT GET RATTLED AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS.
THEY'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW.
>> LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LAST THAT., HALLOWED THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL AWAY.
THESE ARE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM SET THREE.
>> Beth: A LOT FROM XAVIER.
WE SAW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SET, QUITE A FEW TIPS.
WE SAW THEM TRANSITION TO BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH SWINGS AND ROLL SHOTS, FINDING OPEN SPOTS ON THE COURT.
SO, JUST A LOT OF VARIETY IN THE ATTACKS FROM BOTH TEAMS.
>> Eric: THEY WIN THAT CATEGORY, HOWEVER, FOR THE OFFICE AND KILLS, XAVIER -- LOOK AT THAT SERVING.
>> Beth: SERVING IS SO IMPORTANT FROM A HEADING PERSPECTIVE.
THROUGH THREE SETS, THEY ARE BOTH HITTING .207.
IT IS THE SAME PERCENTAGE.
THAT IS NOT HAPPEN EVER.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO XAVIER SERVES FIRST IN THE DARK NAVY BLUE.
THE DARK ROYAL BLUE IS CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
A REMINDER THAT COMING UP AFTER THIS, WE HAVE A SHORT INTERMISSION AND THEN IT IS THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP AS NUMBER TWO DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION , 32-7 OVERALL, WILL TAKE ON SIOUX CENTER.
THEY ARE THE FOURTH SEAT AT 32- 3.
THAT IS SCHEDULED TO START AROUND 2:30, DEPENDING ON THE END OF THIS MATCH.
AND THEN AT WE HAVE NEW HARTFORD, WHO IS 44 AND 2, AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY MIGHT BE THE FIRST TEAM IN THE STATE OF ANY CLASS.
THEY HAVE BEATEN A LOT OF 5A OR 4A SCHOOLS.
THEN THEY WILL TAKE ON CHRISTIANSEN .
IT CANNOT BE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITHOUT THEM BATTLING FOR A TITLE.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE 1A CHAMPIONSHIP AND THAT WILL START AROUND 7:00 TONIGHT.
A REMINDER AT 9:00, WE WILL HAVE THE 5A MATCH, WHERE IOWA CITY LIBERTY DEFEATED PLEASANT VALLEY.
THEY HAVE A FULL SLATE OF HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING UP TO YOU IN THE XTREME ARENA.
XAVIER IS ABLE TO MAKE GOOD ON IT WITH THAT HIGH SET FROM THE BACKCOURT.
A ROLL SHOT THOUGH HER.
THEY ARE HANDLING IT VERY SMOOTHLY FOR THE KILL.
>> Eric: GOT IT RIGHT THROUGH THE BLOCK.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA HAD BOLO BUT IT DID NOT MATTER.
>> STRONG ARMS PRESSING OVER THE BLOCK.
IT DID NOT MATTER.
THEY POWER THROUGH.
>> Eric: THEY WILL NOT LET THE BALL HITS THE COURT.
GREAT EFFORT.
I THINK CLEAR CREEK AMANA COULD COME WITH A GOOD ATTACK.
IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT XAVIER OUT OF SYSTEM, BUT INSTEAD, THE TIP AND NOW A GOOD SWING, BUT IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.
>> Beth: THE CLIPPERS DEFENSE TRACKING THAT BALL ALL THE WAY TO THE LINE.
IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE.
JUST DEEP FOR XAVIER.
>> Eric: SOME INDIVIDUAL STATS FOR XAVIER.
MacI KADLEC HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS IN THIS MATCH FOR XAVIER.
SHE HAS 18 KILLS, 48 ATTACKS, HITTING .271.
AND 16 KILLS FOR LIBBY FANDEL.
AND THEN ONLY ONE CLEARING DOUBLE DIGITS, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER CATEGORIES, LIKE DATES AND ASSISTS AND OTHER THINGS.
EVERY STUDENT ATHLETE IS DOING THEIR PART TO HELP THEIR SCHOOL WIN THE STATE TITLE.
RELATIVELY EASY PLAY THERE IN THE FRONT ROW.
>> Beth: A LITTLE BIT OF A SCRAMBLE, DISJOINTED ON THE CLIPPERS' SIDE.
THEY RAN INTO EACH OTHER, UNFORTUNATELY.
XAVIER, AT THE NET, READY TO PUT IT AWAY.
AGAIN, FOLLOWING IT UP WITH AN ACE.
THERE IS SOME DECIDING POINTS IN THE SET, WHERE YOU FINISH A LONG RALLY AND THEN THEY BACK IT UP WITH AN ACE.
>> Beth: WHAT DO THEY DO HERE?
THAT BALL, THE CONNECTION ON THAT WAS SO GOOD.
IT FELL DOWN THE NET.
THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT SIDE IT WAS ON.
IT RESULTS IN A SIDE OUT AND THEY KILLED.
6-4.
IF THEY WIN THIS ONE, THEY ARE YOUR CLASS 4A CHAMPIONS.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA HAS TO WIN AND FORCE IF IT IS SET AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE THAT SHORTENED SPRINT.
A GREAT JOB ON THE REPLAYS FROM OUR CREW AS BROOKLYN MILLER, THE LIBERO, GRABS THE VOLLEYBALL.
MILLER HAS BEEN NEARLY FLAWLESS.
SHE IS THE SENIOR LIBERO AND WEARS A NUMBER 4 FOR THE SAINTS AND HAS OVER 300 DATES AND A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
TIMEOUT ON THE COURT, 8-4.
LET'S LISTEN IN TO JACKIE CLUBB AND THE CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
>> THEY ARE OUT OF SYSTEM AND THE BALL IS REALLY HIGH.
WE ARE EARLY.
THEY ARE SENDING IT TO THE 6.
YOU'RE PUSHING IT TOO FAR EARLIER.
>> THEY HAVE NOT GONE TO THE LINE VERY MUCH.
JUST DO A MODIFIED LINE.
>> YES.
STAY LEFT.
HEY, WHAT IS THE SET PLAY CALL WHEN WE GO BACK OUT?
THE SAME THING THAT I SAID BEFORE.
ARE YOU TAKING A BREATH?
TAKE A BREATH IN BETWEEN.
RE-GROUP.
WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.
WE ARE NOT OUT OF IT.
LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
YOU GOT IT.
STAY UP ON -- >> Beth: REMINDING THEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND THEY HAVE BATTLED BACK.
WE CAN GO FIVE, BUT FIRST, START WITH THE PLAY THEY CALL AND JUST STAY UP ON THE SERVERS.
THEY HAVE TO GET SET FOUR HERE.
>> Eric: A MUST WIN FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THERE IS ANOTHER NICE PLAY FROM MILLER.
OUT OF BOUNDS ON THE ATTACK, THE SIDE OUT THEY NEEDED.
LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE, THE OVERALL BODY OF WORK, THE VERY FIRST MATCH OF THE YEAR FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA, AUGUST 25th.
IT WAS A LOSS.
THAT SAME DAY, AGAINST MOUNT VERNON, THEY PLAYED --A LOSS.
THEN TWO DAYS LATER, THEY PLAYED WEST LIBERALLY AND LOST.
THEY STARTED 0-3.
TO THINK HOW THEY HAVE NOT LET THAT DEFINE THEM, THEY HAD A COUPLE OTHER LOSSES AGAINST DES MOINES CHRISTIAN AND NORWALK AND MARION.
THEY DEFEATED WEST DELAWARE, WHO IS AN ACCOUNT LENDING PROGRAM, AND THEN THEY ARE IN CORALVILLE.
THEY DEFEATED A QUALITY NUMBER THREE MARION TEAM AND THE QUALITY NUMBER TWO SCOTT TEAM.
THAT IS PERSEVERANCE.
WHEN YOU START 0-3 AND THEN IN NOVEMBER WE WILL PLAY FOR A STATE TITLE.
COLOR MATCHES THE PERSPECTIVE IT GIVES YOU, BEING ABLE TO LOOK BACK OVER THE ENTIRE SEASON.
THAT 0-3 START, YOU ARE RIGHT.
HOWEVER, THEY KEPT AT IT AND KEPT GOING AND PERSEVERED AND, AGAIN, PLAYING THEIR BEST VOLLEYBALL AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> ERIC:& AND INSIDE THE XAVIER HUDDLE AS THEY SPRINT OUT.
ALL RIGHTS, REGARDLESS, YOU CAN READ THE BODY LANGUAGE.
XAVIER IS DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.
THEY ARE CHECKING ALL THE BOXES IN THE FOURTH SET.
>> Beth: OUT TO A STRONG START.
A GOOD MARGIN AND START FOUR FOR XAVIER, DOING IT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME.
THEIR OFFENSE WELL.
THIS SETTER FOR XAVIER IS DOING A GOOD JOB DISTRIBUTING.
SHE IS USING HER OPTIONS.
>> Eric: THE SAINTS HAVE SO MANY GREAT PLAYERS BUT MILLER, JONKER , TURNER, REALLY HELPING LEAD THE WAY IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
A GREAT UP FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE COURT DEFENSIVELY.
ANOTHER LONG RALLY.
THIS CLASS 4A SHOWDOWN CONTINUES.
THAT ONE IS IN.
THEY REALLY TOOK IT TO THE SIDELINE AND BROUGHT THE POWER.
>> Beth: THEY ARE COMING BACK ACROSS THEIR BODY, BACK INTO THE COURT.
A QUALITY SWING FROM THE MIDDLE.
AGAIN, A GOOD CONNECTION.
>> Eric: CLEAR CREEK AMANA, A SCHOOL RECORD 34 WINS AS THEY ARE REPRESENTING --THEY WENT 5- 0 IN THE WEST DIVISION.
YOU HAVE THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION.
THEY FINISHED SECOND PLACE, GOING 5-1 AND --THEY ARE ALWAYS WELL REPRESENTED HERE AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THE BALL SAILS DEEP.
AND IF YOU ARE CLEAR CREEK AMANA, YOU USE BOTH TIMEOUTS AND RIGHT NOW, IT IS KIND OF UP TO THE TEAM.
YOU DO HAVE SOME UPPERCLASSMAN, BUT IT IS A YOUNG TEAM.
>> Beth: A YOUNGER TEAM ON THE WHOLE.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
THEY ARE HELPING EACH OTHER.
THE SIX THAT ARE ON THE COURT NEED TO STAY FOCUSED, TO GET BACK IN THIS SET, AND WE CAN SEE THAT ENERGY ON THE KILLED.
AND THE BENCH, THEY PLAY SUCH A BIG ROLE .
STUDENT ATHLETES ARE MAKING SUBSTITUTIONS AND THEY ARE BRINGING THAT ENERGY FROM THE BENCH.
THAT IS SO HUGE AS WELL.
>> Eric: A WONDERFUL CROWD IN ATTENDANCE, TRYING TO HELP OUT.
>> Beth: WE WERE THINKING THE SAME THING.
A WONDERFUL CROWD.
>> Eric: WE ARE AT THE IOWA RIVER LANDING.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, IN THE 70s .
WE CAN WALK FROM OUR HOTEL.
THERE ARE RESTAURANTS WITH OUTDOOR SEATING.
THEY ARE PLAYING OUR BROADCAST OUT SIDE AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE SCHOOL SPIRIT, THE SIGNAGE.
NOTHING CAN BEAT THE PRIDE THAT IS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PLAYING FOR A SCHOOL, PLAYING FOR A COMMUNITY, TRYING TO BRING HOME --BOTH THESE TEAMS ARE BRINGING HOME TROPHIES, WHETHER IT IS THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.
I JUST LOVE SPORTS AND WHAT IT DOES.
CLEARLY, IT MEANS A LOT TO YOU AND IT HAS HELPED YOUR PROJECTOR RE-.
>> Beth: AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I PLAYED VOLLEYBALL IN A NUMBER OF DOLLAR STORE'S AND I CONTINUED PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA.
JUST THE SKILLS AND THE INTANGIBLES, WHETHER IT IS VOLLEYBALL OR OTHERS --IT IS INCREDIBLE FROM A LIFE LESSON PERSPECTIVE.
THE TEAMWORK.
THE RESILIENCY.
REALLY BEING DISCIPLINED.
ALL OF THESE THINGS YOU WILL NEED IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE, WHEREVER YOU GO.
SPORTS CAN TEACH YOU THAT.
>> Eric: SPORTS ARE NOT EASY, AND NEITHER HIS LIFE.
>> Beth: EXACTLY.
>> Eric: IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT TIME MANAGEMENT AND TIME MANAGEMENT AND -- 17-7, RUNNING AWAY WITH A LARGE LEAD NOW IS NUMBER 17 SERVING, I VESTER.
YOU HAVE TO CHIP AWAY IF YOU ARE CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
WE HAVE SEEN THEM COME BACK FROM LARGE DEFICITS THE ROUTE THE YEAR.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE PLAYING THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE STATE.
KENADI WOOD --IN THE NET.
THEY REALLY HAVE LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE STATE.
>> Beth: A HARD MARGIN RIGHT NOW FOR XAVIER.
THE CLIPPERS ARE WANTING TO MAKE A MOVE SOON, RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
WE KNOW THEY CAN DO IT.
IT IS JUST WILL THEY HAVE ENOUGH POINTS?
WILL THERE BE ENOUGH TIME FOR THEM TO MAKE A COMEBACK OR WILL SO MANY CATEGORIES AND REALLY JUST FINISH BEING THE NUMBER ONE RANKED TEAM THAT THEY ARE?
>> Eric: 19-8 NOW .
THAT ONE WENT TO XAVIER, 25-16.
SET TWO WENT TO CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
IT WAS 25-22.
SET THREE WENT TO XAVIER, 25- 23.
AND THE TALENTED LIBERO, MEG BERKLAND, GOING TO SERVE.
SHE LEADS THE TEAM IN ACES AND DIGS WITH -- BLOCKED IT DOWN FOR A POINT.
THERE IS TWO IN A ROW.
>> Beth: YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.
THEY HAVE THAT TIGHT SET IT TO THE NET, PRESSING OVER, MAKING SURE XAVIER IS NOT ABLE TO POWER IT THROUGH ONE THAT ONE.
GOOD JOB FROM THE CLIPPERS.
>> Eric: MISSED TIMING ON THE CONNECTION.
TWO TIMEOUTS AND --IT IS A 3-0 RUN FOR CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
A GOOD JOB BY THE OFFICIALS HERE IN THE 5A AND 4A MATCH AS MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE THIS CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL.
SIDE OUT ON THE BIG SWING AND THE KILLED BY FANDEL, THE SOPHOMORE.
20 KILLS.
I WILL NOT SAY IT IS A QUIET 20, BUT SHE HAS JUST BEEN -- SHE HAS BEEN SO CONSISTENT.
THERE IS A KILL.
THERE IS THE SENIOR AND NOW BACK TO HER DOUBLE-DIGIT ADVANTAGE, NEEDING FOUR MORE POINTS.
>> THIS IS HOW COACH FILER YOU SAID THEY WANTED --HE KNEW THEY COULD SETTLE DOWN.
THIS IS HOW HE WANTED THEM TO RESPOND.
>> Eric: HAD A FREE OPPORTUNITY THERE.
CLEAR CREEK AMANA DID NOT GET NECESSARILY THE SWING THEY WANTED.
THE SAINTS ARE CELEBRATING, UP 22-11.
WELL, COACH AUSTIN FILER HAS BEEN THERE SEVEN YEARS AND HE HAS MADE IT TO STATE EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
JACKIE CLUBB HAS HER NINE YEAR IN COACHING AND HAS BEEN THERE ALL AT CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THEY ARE IN GOOD HANDS MOVING FORWARD.
THAT IS AN --THAT IS NOT AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
THE OFFICIALS LET IT PLAY ON.
THEY GET THE POINT ANYWAY.
>> Beth: THEY GET THE POINT ANYWAY IS RIGHT.
SOMETIMES THOSE CLOSE TO THE NET BACK AND FORTH CAN BE A LITTLE IFFY, BUT WE TRUSTED THE OFFICIALS CAN DO A FANTASTIC JOB ALL WEEK, AND ESPECIALLY TODAY ON CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY.
>> Eric: IT IS AN HONOR FOR THEM TO DO IT.
IT IS NOT LIKE THEY SAY, WHO ARE ALL THE OFFICIALS.
LET'S PUT THEM OUT OF A HAT.
>> Beth: THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS.
THEY EARNED HER SPOT, JUST LIKE THE TEAMS DID.
>> Eric: THEY GET CRITIQUED OVER THEIR BODY OF WORK DURING THE REGULAR SEASON AND IT IS A DEFINITE HONOR AFTER TALKING ABOUT --TO BE ABLE TO OFFICIATE THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
23-12 NOW.
AGAIN, BALANCED ATTACK FOR XAVIER.
IT HAS BEEN THEIR STORY LINE.
BROOKLYN MILLER, THE LIBERO, THE ANCHOR OF THAT DEFENSE, IS WANTING TO SERVE OUT.
SHE NEEDS TWO.
BLOCKED BUT THEY GO DOWN FOR A POINT.
A ONE-HANDED SAVE.
THEY POPPED IT RIGHT UP.
IT WILL NOT GO DOWN.
WE PLAY ON AND ANOTHER LONG RALLY.
TIP --THE SAINTS WILL HAVE OPTIONS.
THAT BRINGS THE POINT.
THEY HAVE TO WORK FOR THESE POINTS, DON'T THEY?
>> THEY ARE WORKING HARD.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE COULD POINT OUT IN SUCH A LONG RALLY.
GREAT DEFENSE AND, AGAIN, PUTTING IT AWAY TO FINISH -- ONE POINT.
>> Eric: 24-12, THE SAINTS.
OFF THE BLOCK AND DOWN TO THE COURT.
XAVIER IS YOUR CLASS 4A CHAMPION AS THE NUMBER ONE TEAM SEALS THE DEAL HERE IN 2022.
WHAT A GRITTY, GUTSY PERFORMANCE BY CLEAR CREEK AMANA, THE CINDERELLA OF THE NUMBER EIGHT TEAM.
THEY KNOCKED OFF THE NUMBER TWO AND THE NUMBER THREE TEAM AND THEN FOR THE SAINTS, THEY LOOKED A LITTLE HAIRY THERE AND THEN PLAYED WITH THE THIRD SET AND THEY DUG DEEP AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CHALLENGED AS THEY SWEPT EVERYONE ELSE AND THEY PLAYED THE DOMINANT VOLLEYBALL THAT WE HAD SEEN IN THE QUARTERFINALS AND SEMI-FINALS.
>> Beth: THE CLIPPERS CAME OUT FIGHTING AND APPLIED TO SO MUCH PRESSURE TO XAVIER BUT CREDIT TO THE SAINTS.
THEY RESPONDED AND THEY FOUGHT BACK AND THEY ADJUSTED.
OVERALL, THEY KEPT THEIR COMPOSURE, TO BE ABLE TO FINISH AND WIN THIS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> Eric: 22 KILLS FOR XAVIER'S --THEY GO DOWN FOR THE POINT, 22 KILLS.
21 VIRCHOW FANDEL.
14 FOR IVESTER.
53 ASSISTS FOR SCHRAGE.
WE HAVE AWARDS TO HAND OUT.
LET'S GO TO THE COURT.
>> PRESENTING AWARDS ARE MEMBERS OF THE AFT ATTIC UNION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE AWARDS FOR THE 2022 CLASS 4A TEAM, AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY JIM BEAMER, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
HERE IS YOUR 2022 CLASS TRANIII ALL TOURNAMENTS TEAM.
FROM CLEAR CREEK AMANA, BLISS BECK.
FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, XAVIER, MacI KADLEC.
FROM WESTERN -- LIBBY LANSING.
FROM NORTH SCOTT, ABBEY HAYES.
FROM CLEAR CREEK AMANA, MEG BERKLAND.
AND YOUR 2022 CLASS 4A TEAM CAPTAIN, FROM XAVIER, LIBBY FANNED OUT.
>> Eric: IT IS DEFINITELY TEAM SPORT BUT SOME WELL DESERVED INDIVIDUAL HONORS FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONS, THE STATE RUNNERS- UP, AND A COUPLE OF TEAMS THAT HELPED GET THEIR SCHOOLS TO THE QUARTERFINALS YESTERDAY.
THAT IS AN OUTSTANDING ALL TOURNAMENTS TEAM IN CLASS 4A >> Beth: A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF ALL THE SCHOOLS AND DIFFERENT POSITIONS AS WELL, JUST A QUALITY ALTERNATE TEAM.
>> Eric: NOR WORDS THAT NEED TO BE HANDED OUT.
>> THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE TOP PRODUCER AWARD FOR THE 4A MATCH.
THIS YEAR'S TOP PRODUCER IN THE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FROM XAVIER, MacI KADLEC.
NOW, FANS, DOUCHING YOUR CLASS FOR A RUNNER-UP, THE CLEAR CREEK AMANA CLIPPERS AND HEAD COACH JACKIE CLUBB.
NOW, YOUR 2022 CLASS 4A CHAMPIONS, COACH AUSTIN FILER AND THE SAINTS OF XAVIER.
CELEBRATING WITH THEIR FAN.
33-4 ON THE YEAR AND A FINAL WAY TO GET IT DONE AND THEY ARE YOUR CLASS 4A CHAMPION.
BIG SMILES BY THE STUDENT ATHLETES.
SO, THE 5A CHAMPION IS IOWA CITY LIBERTY.
THE 4A CHAMPION IS CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER.
WE HAVE THE 4A MATCH BETWEEN DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION AND NUMBER FOUR IS TO CENTER AFTER A SHORT BREAK.
WE WILL BE BACK WITH A WHOLE LOT MORE FROM XTREME ARENA IN CORALVILLE.
THIS IS
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