Country Day fends off Westminster Christian for seventh straight state volleyball title

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Country Day volleyball wins state title
(Photo: Michael Odendahl)

Make it seven straight state championships and 13 of the last 14 for Country Day.

It did not come easy.

The top-seeded Cajuns fought off a huge challenge from No. 2 Westminster Christian 24-26, 25-20, 25-16, 20-25, 15-7 at the Cajundome in Lafayette to capture the Division V title Saturday morning.

Kansas signee Ellie Schneider
(Photo: Michael Odendahl)

Kansas signee Ellie Schneider was a dominant force, putting away 28 kills to lead the Cajuns (32-4) and was named the Outstanding Player of the Match. Olivia Prout and Gigi Dazet each contributed nine kills.

Abigail Cunningham had 22 kills for the Crusaders (35-8).

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Born and raised in the New Orleans area, CCSE CEO Ken Trahan has been a sports media fixture in the community for nearly four decades. Ken started NewOrleans.com/Sports with Bill Hammack and Don Jones in 2008. In 2011, the site became SportsNOLA.com. On August 1, 2017, Ken helped launch CrescentCitySports.com. Having accumulated national awards/recognition (National Sports Media Association, National Football…

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