Hays Post Sports
SALINA – The TMP-Marian volleyball team went 2-1 in pool play Thursday at the Class 2A State Volleyball Tournament at the Tony’s Event Center, earning a spot in Saturday’s semifinals.
The seventh-seeded Monarchs (32-11) opened with a 25-14, 25-16 loss to Moundridge before bouncing back with a 25-18, 25-15 sweep of Inman.
That set up a winner-advances matchup with Chase County. TMP-Marian won the first set 25-14 before dropping the second 27-25. The Monarchs responded with a dominant 25-9 victory in the deciding set to secure their semifinal berth.
Moundridge (40-4) also advanced out of Pool II after going 3-0.
In Pool I, Ellinwood (45-0) went 3-0 to claim the pool title and extend its winning streak to 91 consecutive matches, the longest active streak in the nation. Eighth-seeded Rossville (21-21), who entered the tournament with a sub-500 record, finished 2-1 to earn the other semifinal spot from Pool I.
The state semifinals begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.