Beaufort Academy volleyball sweeps way to SCISA Class A championship

The Beaufort Academy volleyball team needed five sets to defeat Cathedral earlier this month.

On Monday, the Eagles didn’t need that much extra work. Beaufort Academy defeated Cathedral 3-0 ( 25-16, 25-17, 25-15) to win the SCISA Class A championship at Wilson Hall in Sumter.

Beaufort Academy went 6-0 in the playoffs and didn’t drop a set. It was the third win by the Eagles over Cathedral. BA won 3-2, on Oct. 18 and 2-0 on Aug. 24. It is BA’s second state title in three years.

“Winning a state championship is a thrilling experience, especially when you have a team that was really together and had fun. Also having a great coaching staff helped us prepare our team.” Beaufort Academy coach Carol Meegan said.

In the championship match, Amelia Huebel had 11 kills, eight blocks and four digs. Chase Vaigneur added nine kills, 10 assists and 17 digs and Emily Ann Hiers 14 assists, 10 digs, nine kills and five aces.

Mary Hanna Hiers had a team-high 19 digs and four assists. McCayla Willingham added eight kills.

This story was originally published October 28, 2019 at 11:21 PM.