Volleyball: Spartans Clinch Region II Bid and Set-up Broad Run-Loudoun County Part IV

Leesburg (Nov. 6, 2009) - Freedom and Briar Woods for the first time both advanced to the AA Dulles District volleyball semifinals but the 5-year-old schools could not stop the inevitable ... a fourth showdown this season between Loudoun County and Broad Run.

Loudoun County (20-2) defeated Freedom (11-11) in the first Dulles District semifinals Thursday at Loudoun County High School to end the Eagles best-ever season, 25-12, 25-18, 25-13. In the second semifinal, Broad Run (16-6) earned a Region II bid with a sweep over Briar Woods (13-8), 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.

Broad Run defeated LC in Leesburg earlier in the season but the Raiders beat the Spartans twice in three days a week ago to earn a share of the district title and the top seed in the tournament. The fourth meeting -- the district finals -- is set for 7 p.m. at Loudoun County.

Regional match-ups are set with Loudoun County hosting Millbrook next Tuesday and Broad Run travelling to Sherando.

Loudoun County def. Freedom
The Raiders ruined Freedom's hopes of the Regional playoffs with a 3-0 sweep Thursday night.

Loudoun County was led by: Juliane Hanna (9 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces, 5 points), Molly Baldwin (4 kills, 3 blocks), Jenna Strange (4 kills, 3 blocks), Danielle Cullen (3 kills), Rachel Arigo (3 kills, 1 ace), Robin Marsala (3 kills, 11 assists, 5 points, 4 digs), Colleen Bowlds (14 assists, 4 points, 2 aces, 2 digs), Gabby Serafin (11 digs, 4 points, 1 ace), Kathleen Horvath (16 points, 7 digs, 4 aces), Hannah Arnold (8 points, 6 digs, 2 aces), Erin Dancy (2 kills), Sammy Dormio (4 digs, 2 points, 2 assists).