Volleyball · Class D1 championship
Amherst rallies past Central Valley to win Class D1 volleyball title
Amherst beat Central Valley in five sets, winning the last two after falling behind 2–1.
By Eddie V.
LINCOLN · Amherst defeated Central Valley 3–2 Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
How the match turned
Amherst won the first set by six, but Central Valley took the second and edged Amherst 26–24 in the third to move one set from the title.
Amherst answered with its largest set win of the match, 25–11 in the fourth. The fifth was much tighter: Amherst took it 15–13 to clinch the championship.
Set-by-set box score
| Set | Amherst | Central Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | 25 | 19 |
| Set 2 | 21 | 25 |
| Set 3 | 24 | 26 |
| Set 4 | 25 | 11 |
| Set 5 | 15 | 13 |
Individual player lines were unavailable in the reported box score used for this recap.