No. 5 West Field became the only Northern Utah girls volleyball team to advance to the final day of the 5A or 6A tournaments after defeating No. 4 Maple Mountain. The match was held Tuesday night at Utah Valley University during the 5A quarterfinals.
The five-set victory by West Field (26-5) over Maple Mountain (18-9) resulted in scores of 25-23, 17-25, 21-25, 25-14, and 15-7. While the match concluded late Tuesday night, statistics were not immediately available.
In the same 5A quarterfinals, No. 1 Woods Cross defeated No. 8 Fremont with a score of 25-14, 25-14, and 25-19.
Earlier in the 5A tournament, West Field moved past No. 12 Salem Hills with a 3-0 win, recording scores of 27-25, 27-25, and 25-18. Woods Cross also advanced in the first round by defeating No. 16 Box Elder 3-0 with scores of 25-10, 25-14, and 25-13.
The 6A state tournament quarterfinals at Utah Valley University included several matchups. No. 6 American Fork defeated No. 3 Syracuse 3-1 with scores of 25-16, 25-22, 16-25, and 26-24. No. 2 Skyridge earned a 3-0 win over No. 7 Weber with scores of 25-15, 25-14, and 25-12.
Other 6A results included No. 4 Lone Peak defeating No. 13 Layton 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-18) and No. 7 Weber defeating No. 10 Lehi 3-2 (25-20, 16-25, 16-22, 25-23, 15-9).
West Field is scheduled to face No. 1 Woods Cross at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday in the semifinals. The winner of that match will advance to the 5A championship match at 6:30 p.m., while the loser will play in the third-place game at 1:30 p.m.
