Sacred Heart falls to Minneota in state volleyball semifinals

Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald By Herald Sports Desk Today at 5:09 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? ST. PAUL — The Minneota volleyball program showed Friday why the Vikings have three all-state players and the No. 1 ranking in Minnesota Class A. Jaylyn Coequyt's 14 kills led Minneota to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-10 sweep of No. 4 East Grand Forks Sacred Heart in the Minnesota Class A state tournament semifinals at Grand Casino Arena. ADVERTISEMENT The Eagles, who will play in a third-place match at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Grand Casino Arena, are playing in the school's first MSHSL state volleyball tournament. Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald "They're a great team, and I wish them all the luck," Sacred Heart coach Emily Vonasek said. "We were a half-second or quarter-second late (on our blocks) and couldn't get those touches we need. We needed to get touches on blocks, but we weren't able to execute that as well as we wanted. They're very good, with multiple hitters and that really spreads out the offense. It's really hard to key on one or two key players, so we had to stay neutral, which is hard. We tried to pull our outsides and right sides in to close that gap, but they were a little faster to get balls to their amazing hitters." For the Vikings, Eden Meagher and Leah Coequyt each added nine kills. "They're great hitters who hit it where you aren't, which is great volleyball IQ," Sacred Heart's Sophia Modeen said. Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Sacred Heart was led by Lydia Riskey, who had eight kills and 15 digs. Lexi Lawrence chipped in five kills, while sophomore Bryn Stevens had four. Senior setter Finley Horken dished out 14 assists. Eagles' players said the season won't be defined by one match at the state tournament. Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald "I think it's defined by how we come together and being each other's biggest fans," Stevens said. "We never give up on each other. It's not just this one game defining our season; it's everything we've accomplished." ADVERTISEMENT Modeen agreed. "I think we're defined by the hard work we put in," Modeen said. "Everyone on this team plays their role so well. The support is unlike anything I've experienced." Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags SACRED HEART EAGLES GIRLS VOLLEYBALL By Herald Sports Desk Staff reports and local scoreboards from the Grand Forks Herald Sports desk. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Prep Harvey-Wells County spoils Langdon Area-Munich's Dakota Bowl repeat bid with early strikes 4h ago · By Maxwell Marko Prep Who is the next state champion? Follow our Dakota Bowl live blog 10h ago · By Forum staff Prep Thursday's local scoreboard for Nov. 12 19h ago · By Tom Miller ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Subscribers Only UND Hockey Live updates: No. 8 UND at St. Thomas 4h ago · By Brad Elliott Schlossman Local UND working on tribal consultation policy 4h ago · By Delaney Otto The Vault The Forensic Investigator episode explores relationship between law enforcement, journalists 7h ago · By Staff reports College UND linebacker Mike Devereaux growing in role as defensive leader 8h ago · By Tom Miller