Lady Blazers Prevail Over Crittenden for All-A Region Title

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The University Heights Academy volleyball team was pushed to the limit by a resilient Crittenden County squad on Tuesday night, but the Lady Blazers pulled out a nerve-wracking 2-1 victory to earn the 2nd Region All-A title.  In the early game, UHA cruised past Livingston Central 2-0 in the semifinal round.  The Lady Blazers improve to 9-2 on the year.

UHA began with a 25-15 win in the opening set against Livingston Central, before dispatching the Lady Cardinals 25-6 in the second.  The championship match wouldn’t be as straight forward, as Crittenden County jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first set.  However, the Lady Blazers soon took control and went on to win 25-18.

UHA looked set to build on the momentum of the first-set win with a 6-0 start in the second, but the Lady Rockets stormed back to tie it at 18-18.  Crittenden surged ahead at 23-20 to force a Lady Blazer timeout, before finishing off the set 25-21.

The third set was tightly contested with both teams taking a one-point lead and two ties before the Lady Blazers built an 8-4 advantage.  Lady Rockets’ coach Cara Hunt called a timeout, finding the right buttons to push to spur her team on a 4-1 run to close to 9-8.  With the game tied at 10, Crittenden took a 2-point lead to force a Lady Blazer timeout.  Down 13-12, UHA finished the match on a 3-0 run to punch its ticket to Richmond for the All-A State Tournament.

The Lady Blazers will turn their attention back to regular season play on Thursday, hosting Hopkinsville in an 8th District showdown.

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