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The Trinity Catholic seventh grade volleyball team placed third in the IESA Class 1A state tournament.
Trinity defeated previously unbeaten West Salem 25-10, 25-11 in Friday’s quarterfinal match at West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School in Lincoln.
Aubrey Urbanski had 10 kills, six assists and five digs, Allie Inman had 13 points, three aces and five digs and Sophia Cipriano-Trainor served for 13 points and seven aces for the Saints.
Trinity lost to the host school 25-12, 25-16 in the semifinals Saturday before bouncing back to defeat Peoria Limestone Walters 26-24, 25-16 in the third-place match.
In the semifinal, Urbanski had 20 digs and two kills, while Inman had four points, two aces and two kills.
Urbanski had 19 digs, eight points, an ace, six kills and five assists in the third-place match, while Inman had seven digs and five kills and Lily Tielebein contributed six assists.
The Saints finished the season 19-1.
Trinity advanced to the state tournament by defeating Peru Catholic 25-8, 25-12 in the Sectional 2 championship at Lostant Grade School. The Saints beat La Salle Dimmick 25-22, 25-8 to win Regional 4 at Lostant.