It was a long, draining, grueling day of volleyball for the Jefferson City Lady Jays. What mattered most was it ended with everyone smiling. Jefferson City tied its best state finish in program history Thursday, defeating the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-19 in the Class 4 third-place match at the Show Me Center.
After the Jefferson City Lady Jays had their season end on their home floor in each of the past two seasons, there was no way they were letting it happen again. Jefferson City was able to accomplish that goal Saturday against the Webb City Lady Cardinals, as they battled back from two separate one-set deficits to force a fifth set and pick up a 19-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13 victory in the Class 4 quarterfinals at Fleming Fieldhouse.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays will be looking to continue its odd-numbered year success tonight when they take on the Union Lady Wildcats in the Class 4 District 5 championship match.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays turned it on when they needed it Wednesday night at Fleming Fieldhouse. The No. 2 seed Lady Jays sputtered in the third set of the Class 4 District 5 first-round matchup against the No. 7 seed Camdenton Lady Lakers, but they closed out the match with a huge run in the fourth set to pick up a 25-15, 25-21, 17-25, 25-12 victory.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays came into the season looking for their first Central Missouri Activities Conference title. The Lady Jays are now halfway there after their 25-14, 25-22, 16-25, 29-27 victory Tuesday against the Capital City Lady Cavaliers on Senior Night at Fleming Fieldhouse.