Sacred Heart falls to Minneota in state volleyball semifinals

ST. PAUL — The Minneota volleyball program showed Friday why the Vikings have three all-state players and the No. 1 ranking in Minnesota Class A. Jaylyn Coequyt's 14 kills led Minneota to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-10 sweep of No. 4 East Grand Forks Sacred Heart in the Minnesota Class A state tournament semifinals at Grand Casino Arena. The Eagles, who will play in a third-place match at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Grand Casino Arena, are playing in the school's first MSHSL state volleyball tournament. "They're a great team, and I wish them all the luck," Sacred Heart coach Emily Vonasek said. "We were a half-second or quarter-second late (on our blocks) and couldn't get those touches we need. We needed to get touches on blocks, but we weren't able to execute that as well as we wanted. They're very good, with multiple hitters and that really spreads out the offense. It's really hard to key on one or two key players, so we had to stay neutral, which is hard.

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