New Life Academy didn’t fold when times got tough Thursday in St. Paul.
The fifth-seeded Eagles dropped the first two sets of their Class 2A quarterfinal against fourth-seeded Southwest Christian before rallying to win a five-set thriller 22-25, 16-25, 26-24, 25-21, 17-15.
New Life Academy (27-4) will meet top-seeded Hawley at 5 p.m. Friday in the semifinals.
The Eagles trailed 13-8 and 14-11 in the final set, but rallied on the serves of Jada Mitchell and Ella Servais, thanks in part to a number of errors from the Stars.
Senior right-side hitter Marisa Michaelis — a South Dakota State commit — paced the Eagles with 21 kills, while Ryleigh Schelhaas and Alexa Lilly had 13 kills apiece for the Woodbury school.
Avery Beckering had 23 kills for Southwest Christian, who swept New Life Academy in two sets in mid-September.
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