Seven Lakes wins 6A Volleyball Title over previously undefeated Klein

Katy Seven Lakes defeated the Klein Bearkats 3-1 in four sets in Garland on Saturday to become the UIL Conference 6A Volleyball State Champions. The Spartans ended their season with a 25-1 record and a state title.

Klein came into the match undefeated. The Bearkats, until Saturday, were 26-0. Klein was able to win set one by a score of 26-24 over Seven Lakes. The second set began with Klein showing their strength and taking a quick lead. Seven Lakes was able to turn it around and rallied from behind with a score of 18-12. It wasn't long before the Spartans tied the set at 19-19 against the Bearkats. Once Seven Lakes took the lead, though, they ran with it winning the second set by a score of 25-22.

Set three saw the same physicality and back and forth scoring as the first two sets. Seven Lakes got out to an early lead and came out with a win over Klein by a score of 25-20. Finally, set 4 came and again the teams were back and forth in their scoring. Seven Lakes was able to pull off a 25-22 win to win the championship match.

Senior Ally Batenhorst was awarded the match MVP as she recorded a match-high 30 kills. Batenhorst also recorded a team-high 15 digs alongside a match-high of 32 points. "We started off the first set with a little bit of nerves," Batenhorst said in the press conference. "We were excited to be there and had so much adrenaline… we got in our own heads a little bit. By the middle of the second set, we got out of that mental funk and we were able to put it over the edge."