Game Details - Girls Volleyball

No. 2 Skyline made quick work of No. 7 Brighton as it cruised to a 3-0 victory in the 5A quarterfinals. Nua Alofipo led the Eagles in kills with 18 while Bailey Rosander also tallied five kills. Isa Taylor served strong with six aces in the win. Skyline libero Maya Grant had 12 digs and three aces. "They stayed mentally tough all day," said Skyline assistant coach Lance Sorenson. "It's a long day and we were here late, so we get into these tighter games and they really put their heads in it. We passed well, served well, and finished strong." Despite the back-to-back dominant 25-13 first and second set wins, the Eagles found themselves down late in the third quarter. Skyline wanted to avoid going extra sets at all costs to try and stay fresh for its day two of the state tournament. It rallied late and took the third set 25-21 to secure a semifinal spot. "One thing we talked about all year is fighting through adversity," Sorenson said. "We talked about if we go down three to five points, how are we going to react? Are we going to collapse or are we going to fight through? Tonight they fought back, just one or two points at a time."