Oct 25, 2023 @ 7:00 PM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Games |
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Cedar City Reds (20-10) | 25 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
vs Orem Tigers (28-5) | 19 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Top seeded Orem earned a spot in the 4A semifinals after a narrow 19-25, 25-20, 11-25, 25-18, and 15-13 five-set victory over Cedar. Things looked bad for Orem after the third set, where it was down in sets 2-1 after a 11-25 third set loss. “I think it's just executing our plan, figuring out like ‘what is it that we need to get done?’” said Orem head coach Bill Sefita. “Also, just controlling the things that we can control on our side of the court instead of focusing too much on the other side.” However, Orem rallied and pushed the game to a fifth set where it won 15-13. “We played really well,” said Sefita. “I think there are some things that we'll talk about and iron out, but overall, they played really well. I think that's one of the things we've always struggled with is pressure. I think (this win) just proved that we can actually perform in pressure, we just got to have some fire.” Orem is set to play Sky View in the 4A semifinals at 11 a.m. Thursday in the UCCU center at UVU.