Mother McAuley Lost the Second Set, Then Took the Third 25-22: MaxPreps' No. 7 Volleyball Team Is Two Wins From an Illinois 4A Title

Mother McAuley Lost the Second Set, Then Took the Third 25-22: MaxPreps' No. 7 Volleyball Team Is Two Wins From an Illinois 4A Title

Mother McAuley, 36-4 and No. 7 in MaxPreps' national volleyball rankings, beat Downers Grove North in a three-set Class 4A super-sectional and plays Oak Park-River Forest Friday in Normal.

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Mother McAuley had already dropped the second set 25-19, and the third went to 25-22. That was the margin between the Mighty Macs and the end of their season on Monday night, and it was enough: the Chicago school beat Downers Grove North in a Class 4A super-sectional and is two wins from an Illinois state title.

Mother McAuley is 36-4 and ranked No. 7 in the country in the latest MaxPreps national volleyball rankings, the only Illinois team in the top 10. The super-sectional result was reported by the Peoria Journal Star and the WRMJ super-sectional scoreboard.

Mother McAuley vs. Oak Park-River Forest, Friday at 7 p.m.

The Class 4A semifinals are Friday at CEFCU Arena on the Illinois State campus in Normal. Mother McAuley plays Oak Park-River Forest at 7 p.m. OPRF got there by beating Loyola 25-20, 22-25, 25-17 in its own three-set super-sectional. The other 4A semifinal, Joliet West against Libertyville, follows at 8:30 p.m. Joliet West came back from losing the first set 25-16 to Lockport, and Libertyville swept St. Charles North 25-20, 25-20.

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The 3A bracket plays first: Geneva against Nazareth at 4 p.m., then Crystal Lake South against Mascoutah at 5:30. Nazareth lost the middle set of its super-sectional 25-12 to Lemont and still won.

Of the four 4A semifinalists, only Mother McAuley sits in MaxPreps' national top 25. Winning twice more in Normal would make the ranking look conservative. Follow more high school coverage on BallerTube.