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Photos: Eagan continues winning ways by dispatching East Ridge for Class 3A, Section 3 title

By Cheryl Myers, SportsEngine, 11/02/19, 8:00PM CDT

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Kennedi Orr tallied a team-high 21 assists and 11 kills for the Wildcats and Sienna Ifill posted11 kills.

Eagan vs. East Ridge

Eagan defeated East Ridge in three sets in the Class 3A, Section 3 final Saturday. Read more below. Photos by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine


Kennedi Orr (2) sends the ball past Jadyn Garrison (7) for a kill. Orr led Eagan to a three set win over East Ridge, 26-24, 25-17, 25-23 in the Class 3A, Section 3 final at Hastings High School. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

Eagan earned its seventh consecutive trip to the state tournament with a three set win over East Ridge 26-24, 25-17, 25-23 in the Class 3A, Section 3 championship at Hastings High School on Saturday night.

Eagan raced to an early first-set lead until East Ridge rallied to force a back-and-forth exchange of points, finally closing it out when Kendal Kemp dropped the ball in between a group of Raptors for a 26-24 Wildcat win.  Eagan took control of the second set, with an eight-point run early and didn’t look back.

Eagan has lost just six sets this season, dropping its last set on Oct. 1 in a five-set win over Lakeville North. The Raptors seemed on the verge of breaking the Wildcats' streak when they held a lead through the middle of the third set, but Eagan dug in and rallied to a 25-23 win to take the match. 


Sophomore outside hitter Sienna Ifill (9) sends the ball past the arms of Britt Carlson (12). Ifill tallied 11 kills in the Wildcats' win on Saturday night. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine


Audrey Spolidoro tallied a match-high 30 assists on Saturday night. East Ridge (22-6) lost to Eagan (27-0) in three sets in the section final matchup for the third consecutive year. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

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