DES MOINES, Iowa - The Redhawks captured an early lead in sets one and two that the team did not relinquish as the Redhawks closed out the first two set 25-15 and 25-17.
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Park (Mo.) closed the gap on an early 5-2 lead for BenU at nine all. The Redhawks held the Pirates at bay until a tie score at 17, the Pirates tied the score five more times before Benedictine Mesa closed the final two points of the match.
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Game Highlights
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BenU held Park to under 0.200 attack percentage in all three sets while the Redhawks posted 0.200 or above. (Match attack percentages: BenU 0.329 | Park 0.071)
Dapre Rogers of Benedictine Mesa and Joao Friedrich of Park were the leading scorers in the match with 11 digs.
Benedictine led the defensive effort at the net [BenU 18 (16 assisted) | Park 3 (2 assisted)]
This is the fourth time that the Redhawks have advanced to the finals in the four years the sport has been a championships.
BenU is the only team remaining that has won a title (2019).
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