The Volleyball team defeated Bloom-Carroll in four sets on Friday night, 25-22, 22-25, 28-26, 25-14, to advance to the OHSAA Division 3 State Championship match.
The Bruins and Bulldogs went back and forth in the first three sets with Padua winning a critical third set in extra points to take a 2-1 lead going into the fourth set. The Bruins jumped out early in the fourth set and closed out the match on a 9-2 run to win the State Semi-Final match.
As they have all post season, the Bruins had contributions across the lineup:
- Gracie Placak - 19 kills, 3 digs
- Mallory Rosa - 12 kills, 2 blocks
- Joey Kurtz - 10 kills (hitting .600), 3 blocks
- Sophia Sidon - 10 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks
- Ali Bradford - 21 assists, 1 kill, 1 block
- Kacy Borowy - 31 assists, 6 digs, 2 aces
- Giulia Reginelli - 29 digs, 4 assists
- Gianna Marcellino - 5 digs, 2 aces
- Halle Crandall - 7 digs
- Mia Gaal - 2 kills, 4 digs
- Kate Pokorny - 5 kills, 2 blocks
Padua improves to 19-8 on the season and will play in their 9th state championship game in school history. The Bruins will take on Archbishop McNicholas on Saturday at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University at 5pm.
Tickets are available online (
OHSAA TICKETS) and can be purchased at the gate with cash or card. Admission is $17 for Adults and $10 for Students (K-12).
The match will be livestreamed on the
NFHS Network (subscription required).
GO BRUINS!!!
