Notre Dame Prep's varsity volleyball team won its first Catholic league Championship since 2007 with a straight-set victory over Marian last night at Madonna University, 30-28, 25-20 and 25-18. The Irish (54-2-1) fought off two Marian set points at 25 and 26 with a kill by Katherine Carlson and a well-timed block by Ellen Guerra in the opening game before pulling out the 30-28 win with two kills by Dani McCormick.
The Irish were led offensively by outside hitters Katherine Carlson’s 17 kills and three aces, McCormick’s nine kills, one ace and a block. McCormick had several powerful and well placed hits that kept the Mustang offense out of its system at key moments of the CHSL A-B championship match. Hannah Antosz and Ashley Knutson (13 digs) combined for 31 assists and Emma Kowalkowski added 17 digs of her own.
The Irish are off until district play.
News account of match.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at
www.ndpma.org.
