(KNOX) – The East Grand Forks Volleyball team will be playing in the state tournament for the first time in program history, as the Greenwave have their first round matchup today in the Class AA State Tournament.
EGF is 22-10 this season, and as a three seed, won the Section 8AA Championship 3-0 over the number one seed in the section in Barnesville. Senior Kelsey Spilde says the team overcame a lot of challenges in the section playoffs to make it this far, especially when they won two straight five set thrillers to get to the section title match.
EGF won 25-20, 25-20, 25-10. When the match was over, Spilde recalls how she celebrated in the moment.
She also was grateful to see the student section rush the court and is happy so many community members went to the match.
Spilde is one of seven seniors on the team. Hayden Berg is another one of those seniors, and she says the seniors have been playing with each other for several years.
Berg also says that the entire team has good chemistry and they enjoy being around each other.
Berg was serving on the winning point when the Greenwave defeated Barnesville. She recalls what she remembers about winning the section championship.
EGF is the eight seed in the Class AA State Tournament, and they play No.1 New Life Academy of Woodbury. Junior Lanee Hams says this team is going into the tournament as an underdog.
Hams expects a tough challenge to begin the state tournament.
Regardless of how the Greenwave perform during the tournament, Hams wants the public to understand how much went into this team getting this far.
East Grand Forks plays at 1pm today at the Grand Casino Arena in St.Paul. The state tournament is a double elimination format, with the title match happening on Saturday.
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