Lady Dragons dig in, down Miramonte to advance to NCS semifinal
Posted By Ray Sullivan On November 17, 2011 @ 7:56 am In Sports | Comments Disabled
[1]Alissa Thomas (# 3) lays out for a ball in NCS playoff win over Miramonte. Also shown is #21 Karly Burningham. Photo courtesy of Greg Ludlow Photography. For more images of Dragon sports log onto www.glpimages.com
After dropping the opening set of Saturday night’s North Coast Section Division III playoff match with visiting Miramonte, the Sonoma Lady Dragons rallied and swept the next three sets for a convincing victory at Pfeiffer Gym which improves their record to 27-7 on the season.
The win sets up a meeting with surprising Drake, who upset #1 NCS playoff seed Bishop O’Dowd. The stunning upset by Drake allows the Lady Dragons (# 4 seed) to host their semifinal match, played Wednesday night at Pfeiffer Gym, with results unavailable at press time.
The Lady Dragons have reeled off a series of impressive wins, including capturing the SCL Tournament as the fourth-seeded team and have been impressive in limiting their mistakes in recent matches.
After falling 22-25 in the opening set the Lady Dragons dominated play in the next three, winning by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-23.
Karly Burningham had 36 digs in the win and Jersey Witous did a stellar job serving, gaining seven points including an ace.
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