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Holland Christian volleyball’s revenge tour, stunning run ends in regional final

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Holland Christian’s Ella Terpstra prepares to set the ball for a teammate during the regional final match on Thursday, Nov. 12.

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PLAINWELL – The stretch run of the season has been a revenge tour for the Maroons.

The Holland Christian volleyball team avenged a loss to Zeeland East to earn a share of the OK Black Conference title, avenged another to South Christian to win the Division 2 district title.

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The next rematch was Grand Rapids Christian with a regional championship on the line.

The revenge tour ended there in a 25-18, 25-15, 25-19 loss to the Eagles in the Division 2 regional final on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Plainwell High School.

More: How Holland Christian volleyball came up big in the key moments to reach regional final

“I had a feeling that our season was going to go like that. We started a little slow and the girls rose to the occasion in a lot of intense moments. Their mental toughness in those moments is something I am beyond proud of,” Holland Christian coach Kylie Leeuw said.

Holland Christian's Tessa Leeuw spikes the ball toward Grand Rapids Christian during the regional final match on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Holland Christian’s Tessa Leeuw spikes the ball toward Grand Rapids Christian during the regional final match on Thursday, Nov. 12.

The Maroons started strong and hung on to a narrow lead early in the first set. But a huge kill down the middle by Sylvia Setsma by the Eagles, followed by a block then four HC errors turned the tables and put the Eagles up 14-8. The Eagles kept that momentum going and hung on to win the set 25-18.

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In the second set, the Eagles pulled ahead with a couple of aces and strong serving, leading 19-14. Another ace and a 6-1 run to finish the set gave the Eagles the 25-15 win and a 2-0 lead.

Addi Meiste put down a couple of big kills in the third and Tessa Leeuw served up an ace to pull the Maroons within 18-14. Two more Leeuw kills made it 22-18 but after another ace, the Eagles hung on for the 25-19 win and the sweep.

The Eagles advanced to the state quarterfinals. The seniors have made the semis twice and are looking to finish with the ultimate high.

“We played our pace, which was important. We ran a fast offense and had really aggressive serving. Getting them out of system was huge,” Grand Rapids Christian Coach Amy Huisken said. “It means so much for our seven seniors. It is a fantastic feeling. We are ready to go back and take it.”

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The Maroons will lose seniors Allison Lamer, Ella Terpstra and Mia Westerbeke. That leaves 12 from the postseason roster and most of the rotation who return, including hitters Addi Meiste and Tessa Leeuw as well as libero Kate Genzink, meaning this postseason run could be just the beginning for the young Maroons.

“Their attack is fast, powerful and all of the above. It was a speed we hadn’t seen all year,” Kylie Leeuw said. “We have some big shoes to fill with the ones leaving, but leaving on a high with how well we did is going to be big.”

Contact sports editor Dan D’Addona at Dan.D’Addona@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as  Twitter @DanDAddona or Facebook @HollandSentinelSports.   

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Holland Christian volleyball’s revenge tour, stunning run ends in regional final

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