Salado Lady Eagles will face Lago Vista in the first round of the UIL 4A volleyball playoffs in a match set for 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Liberty Hill High School.
The Lady Eagles swept their competition in both rounds of 23-4A district competition to finish district play with a 10-0 record. They head into the playoffs with a overall record of 34-9, ranked #13 in state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.
Lago Vista is the fourth place team in District 24-4A with a district record of 4-7 and overall record of 17-20.
Other 23-4A teams making the playoffs are these:
China Spring, 25-8 overall, 8-2 in District 23-4A, second place, will play Jarrell, 20-16, 6-4 in District 24-4A, third place.
Robinson, 21-14, 6-4 in District 23-4A, third place, will play Burnet, 26-9, 8-2 in District 24-4A, second place.
Gatesville, 10-20 overall, 4-6 in District 23-4A, fourth place, will play Gateway Prep, 30-4 overall, 10-0 in District 24-4A, first place.
Lady Eagles sweep China Spring
Salado Lady Eagles beat the visiting China Spring squad in three sets, 25-22, 25-22 and 25-20, to maintain their perfect district record on Oct. 24.
Livia Niu led the girls in serving with 3 aces, followed by Grace Clemons, 2, Reese Rich and Kael Wilcox, 1 each.
Wilcox led the girls in attacking the ball with 10 kills, followed by Haley Brown, 8, Payton Ortega, 6, Elsie Law, 5, Macy Morris and Rich, 4 each, and Niu, 1.
Defensively, Law led the girls with 5 blocks, followed by Niu, 3, Ortega, 2, and Morris, 1.
Niu had 34 assists to lead the girls, while Wilcox had 2 and Rich had 1.
Rich led the girls with 25 digs, followed by Shelby Hollywood, 13, Clemons, 12, Sara Ellis, 6, Brown and Wilcox, 3 each, Niu, 2, and Law, 1.