Miami Trace Claims FAC Volleyball Championship with Sweep of Chillicothe

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The Miami Trace Panthers are Frontier Athletic Conference Volleyball champs, sweeping runner-up Chillicothe 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-23), Tuesday at Miami Trace.

The Panthers win the title outright as they have a (9-0/15-4) league record as the Lady Cavs drop to (7-2) with only one FAC match to play. It is Miami Trace’s third FAC title in the last four years.

The Panthers were ahead most of the first set, breaking open a 17-13 lead and cruising to a 25-16 win in Set #1. Miami Trace used a 10-2 run to win going away.

Set #2 saw the teams tied at 6-6, before the Panthers closed on a 19-7 run for a 25-13 win and a (2-0) match lead.

Set #3 was much tighter, with Chillicothe staying close the entire way. The Lady Cavs held a 19-16 advantage, but Miami Trace rallied to even the score at 22-22 and went on to win the Set 25-23 and the match 3-0.

For Miami Trace, Gracey Ferguson, who picked up her 2,000th career assist earlier in the week, had  36 set assists vs Chillicothe and 1 solo block. Addyson Butts led the front line with 17 kills and 1 ace serve. Courtney Carter had 8 kills and 4 ace serves. Sophia Parsons added 8 kills and 1 solo block.

Stats for Chillicothe are not yet available.

Miami Trace goes for the FAC Gold Volleyball vs Washington C H on Thursday.