New Berlin United’s season ended after losing 1-3 in the State Semifinal game against Catholic Memorial. United lost the first two sets 17-25, 20-25 but gained some momentum and took back the third set by winning 25-23. Catholic Memorial came back and won 25-19 in the fourth set.
After winning this game, Catholic Memorial moved on to the championship game to beat Marquette and win the State Championship.
Although they didn’t pull off the win, United didn’t perform poorly, according to head coach Nick Maske. “[The match against Catholic Memorial] was the best we blocked all season.” he says. “Our passing and hitting weren't as strong as they were on Friday night, so if we were to pass and hit better on Saturday morning we could have definitely …show more content…
All the State tournament games were played at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The energy was high in the gym, and there was a huge fan turnout on either side. Coach Maske pints out, “On Friday, our boys came out of the locker room with tons of energy (fed by the great United fans).”
The New Berlin United Boys Volleyball team also won their last sectional game to advance to the State tournament. After taking first place in the Woodland conference and winning the conference tournament, the team advanced to Sectionals. There they faced Racine Park and Muskego.
In a hard-fought battle for State against Muskego, New Berlin United came back from being down 0-2 and won the sectional final 3-2. “Thursday’s sectional game was absolutely crazy.” says United’s outside hitter Zach Just. “The way everyone battled back from the 0-2 deficit was incredible.”
United lost the first two sets 21-25 and 17-25. Just when it looked like Muskego was going to be the team to advance to State, United picked up some major momentum in the third set. “Game three was the game we needed and the momentum our team had shifted,” says senior Ray
After winning this game, Catholic Memorial moved on to the championship game to beat Marquette and win the State Championship.
Although they didn’t pull off the win, United didn’t perform poorly, according to head coach Nick Maske. “[The match against Catholic Memorial] was the best we blocked all season.” he says. “Our passing and hitting weren't as strong as they were on Friday night, so if we were to pass and hit better on Saturday morning we could have definitely …show more content…
All the State tournament games were played at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The energy was high in the gym, and there was a huge fan turnout on either side. Coach Maske pints out, “On Friday, our boys came out of the locker room with tons of energy (fed by the great United fans).”
The New Berlin United Boys Volleyball team also won their last sectional game to advance to the State tournament. After taking first place in the Woodland conference and winning the conference tournament, the team advanced to Sectionals. There they faced Racine Park and Muskego.
In a hard-fought battle for State against Muskego, New Berlin United came back from being down 0-2 and won the sectional final 3-2. “Thursday’s sectional game was absolutely crazy.” says United’s outside hitter Zach Just. “The way everyone battled back from the 0-2 deficit was incredible.”
United lost the first two sets 21-25 and 17-25. Just when it looked like Muskego was going to be the team to advance to State, United picked up some major momentum in the third set. “Game three was the game we needed and the momentum our team had shifted,” says senior Ray