The Lady Bruins celebrate at center court after defeating Farragut 3-0 in Friday’s Class AAA title match.
MUFREESBORO — The Brentwood volleyball team wrapped up its third consecutive Class AAA championship Friday, knocking off Farragut for the second consecutive season.
The Lady Bruins (52-3) did not lose a set in their four state tournament matches and added to their record for volleyball championships with their 11th.
Brentwood’s Garrett Joiner (20) celebrates with teammates Keely Kaufman (7) and Lil Schwarz during Friday’s Class AAA final against Farragut.
“That was our goal, to come in an sweep it — ‘sweep state’ is kind of our motto,” said Brentwood senior Kaela Massey, a East Tennessee State commitment. “We knew (Farragut was) going to come out and play harder than they did (Wednesday), but we were ready for it. We’d been working all season for this game and we were ready.”
“It’s such a good feeling,” added 6-foot-2 sophomore Garrett Joiner. “Last year we had a long (winning) streak. This year it wasn’t as much about a streak as it was about winning a state championship.”
Brentwood coach Barbara Campbell encourages her team during Friday’s Class AAA title match against Farragut.
Joiner, who received Championship MVP honors, finished with a team-leading 18 kills and seven digs for Brentwood (52-3). Junior setter Keely Kaufman contributed 26 assists and 11 digs.
“It’s special,” said Brentwood coach Barbara Campbell, who ranks second nationally among active coaches with 1,532 career wins. “It’s not so much the three-peat, it’s just winning and ending the season with a win. You don’t have all the would haves, the could haves and the should haves.
“That’s a blessing because if we wouldn’t have won, I’d have spent the entire year reliving every point.”
The Brentwood student section cheers on the Lady Bruins during Friday’s Class AAA title match.
Farragut, which also suffered a 3-0 defeat to Brentwood on Wednesday, jumped out to an early first-set advantage on Friday, but the Lady Bruins bounced back and won 25-23.
Brentwood’s 25-16 second-set win wasn’t quite as competitive, but the Lady Admirals didn’t make things easy in the match finale — a 27-25 Lady Bruin victory.
“We have so much talent,” Joiner said. “At times this season we’ve struggled to put it all together, but it all came together during this tournament and we played like a team. Those three losses don’t mean anything because at the end of the year we’re still state champions.”
Alexis Parker tallied 14 kills and 15 digs to lead Farragut (48-7), while Sydney Cherney provided 20 assists.
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