ROYAL CITY -- River View rallied from a two-set hole to win 17-25, 22-25, 25-12, 25-12, 15-13 in an SCAC East road match and wrap up the fourth seed for the SCAC district tournament next week.
Rachel Hull went 23-of-24 serving with five aces for River View (6-5), which will host Columbia-Burbank on Thursday in both teams' regular-season finale.
"The girls knew we needed this win, and they just figured out how to win," River View coach Chanda Raymen said. "Their serving was on, and they did it. But they really know how to give a girl gray hair."
Lindsey Christensen's 20 digs, seven aces and seven kills led the Knights (2-9).
Set scores: 17-25, 22-25, 25-12, 25-12, 15-13. River View--Rachel Hull 21 assts, 23x24 srv, 5 aces; Kim Gier 13x16 srv, 2 aces, 7 kills; Amber McCoy 14x18 srv, 5 aces, 4 kills, 3 blks; Kelsi Williamson 16x17 srv, 2 aces. Royal--Ashlyn Allred 16x17 srv, 2 aces, 7 digs; Moriah Christensen 12x13 srv, 1 ace, 10 digs, 6 kills; Lindsey Christensen 19x21 srv, 7 aces, 20 digs, 7 kills; Tahlia Ledezma 15x17 srv, 6 digs, 17 assts.
Kiona-Benton 3, Mabton 1
Kendall Watts had 12 kills and Maria Rangel went 26-for-26 from the service line and doled out 20 assists as Kiona-Benton bounced back from a second set loss to eliminate Mabton in an SCAC 1A game in Benton City.
Set scores: 25-15, 23-25, 25-16, 25-12. Kiona-Benton--Kendall Watts 12 kills, 14 digs; Cheyenne Heinrich 7 kills, 14 digs, 15x15 srv; Ali Kiffiak 5 kills; Breanna Watts 15 assts, 3 aces, 4 kills, 5 blks; Maria Rangel 20 assts, 10 digs, 26x26 srv; Shanda Gunter 6 aces, 7 kills, 14 blks; Yesenia Torres 6 blks, 2 kills, 2 aces; Jessica Rolland 12 digs.
Connell 3, Columbia-Burbank 0
Megan Booker smacked 11 kills and five aces, Paxton Carlisle measured out 21 assists and seven kills and Connell capped an undefeated SCAC 1A season with their 12th straight league win, a three-set victory over host Columbia-Burbank.
"It is so incredibly amazing for this group of girls," Eagles coach Kate Johnson said. "They set their goals so high at the beginning of the season, and to accomplish that and go undefeated is amazing for them."
Harley McBride and Shelby Wallis had nine kills apiece for the Coyotes and Jaky Calzadillas provided 16 assists in the contest.
Set scores: 25-12, 25-20, 25-21. Connell--Sharlisa Davidson 4x4 srv, 5 assts; Paxton Carlisle 2 aces, 1 dig, 21 assts, 7 kills, 1 blk; Whitney Jones 4x4 srv, 6 digs; Megan Booker 5 aces, 3 digs, 11 kills, 1 blk; Michelle Schultz 12x13 srv, 4 aces, 6 digs, 1 asst, 5 kills. Columbia-Burbank--Jaky Calzadillas 16 assts, 4x4 srv; Harley McBride 9 kills, 3 blks; Nataly Aguilar 6 kills, 6x6 srv, 8 digs; Shelby Wallis 9 kills.
DeSales 3, WWVA 0
The combined attack of Abby Larreu and Annie Higgins generated 20 kills for host DeSales in a Southeast 2B sweep of Walla Walla Valley Academy.
Set scores: 25-20, 25-14, 25-18. DeSales--Abby Larreau 10 kills, 5 blks, 15x15 srv; Annie Higgins 10 kills; Stephanie Ferrel 8 kills; Claire Conley 4 kills; Chantel Blanc 29 assts, 10x10 srv.
Dayton 3, TC Prep 0
The Bulldogs kept rolling in Southeast 2B action, sweeping the Jaguars in Pasco.
Maddie LeBrun's nine kills, five aces and 22 digs led Tri-Cities Prep, which will not advance to the postseason.
Set scores: 25-18, 25-21, 25-21. Tri-Cities Prep--Maddie LeBrun 9 kills, 5 aces, 22 digs; Mary Hoppes 6 kills, 27 digs; Lauren Carlson 7 assts; Claire Essex 5 assts.
Waitsburg-Prescott 3, Liberty Christian 0
Deborah Croskrey had nine kills, but the Patriots were swept on the road in a Southeast 2B match.
Liberty Christian will not advance to the postseason.
Set scores: 25-9, 25-10, 25-20. Liberty Christian--Deborah Croskrey 9 kills.
Warden 3, Soap Lake 0
The Cougars swept a North Central 2B match with Soap Lake, as Keisha Urwin had eight kills and 10 digs.
Warden (15-7, 8-3) is in third place in the South division and has one regular season match left.
Set scores: 25-12, 25-21, 25-9. Road team--leaders here. Warden--Keisha Urwin 8 kills, 10 digs; Haley Yamane 8 assists, 7 digs, 17-of-18 serving, 6 aces; Iris Rodriguez 3 kills, 10 digs, 5 aces.
MLCA 3, Thorpe 1
Rachel Verhage had eight aces and 24 kills for Moses Lake Christian Academy in a Central Washington 1B home win over Thorpe.
Set scores: 25-20, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21. Moses Lake Christian Academy--Rachel Verhage 8 aces, 24 kills, 4 blks; Abby Garrett 9 kills, 17 digs; Selena Styren 31 assts.
