Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools

https://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/11/10/battle-creek-area-volleyball-regional-semifinal-results-including-st-philip/92641334007/ A fast start was just what St. Philip needed as the Tigers were facing a state-ranked team for the first time this postseason. After scoring the first 10 points of the match, No. 4 St. Philip rolled to a 3-0 win over No. 7-ranked St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran in Division 4 regional semifinal in high school volleyball action at Athens High School on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Tigers saw fast starts in the first two games as St. Philip won 25-22, 25-14, 25-22 to advance to the regional finals. St. Philip will face No. 10 Kalamazoo Hackett in the Division 4 regional finals at Athens at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. “This is the time of year when you can be one and done, or if you don't win, you are going home crying. So we came into this regional looking to get a win so we can keep playing," St. Philip coach Vicky Groat said. St. Philip led 10-0 in the first game and 10-2 in the second game as the Tigers used the early momentum to give them an edge in what ended up being a tight match overall. “It was good to see our girls come out and get that 10-0 lead. And, thank goodness we did. Because, we were expecting a five game battle. Proud of the way the girls came in focused, ready to go and take care of business tonight. That start was big because we were playing a really good team,” Groat said. In the third set, Michigan Lutheran took its first lead of the entire match as the Tigers trailed at multiple times in the deciding game. But after the set was knotted at 20-20, St. Philip pulled away for a 24-21 lead and eventually won, 25-22. Quinn Dzwik had 21 kills to lead St. Philip, which improves to 33-13-4. "We wanted to take care of business tonight in three sets because we knew coming in that this regional was going to be pretty tough,” St. Philip sophomore Quinn Dzwik said. “And, it’s a great first step in this regional to keep this season going.” St. Philip senior setter Addi Dzwik was all over the court to make sure her high school volleyball career didn’t come to an end. Addi Dzwik added eight kills, 28 assists and 13 digs. Leah Downey had 18 digs and Mylee Grimm had 15 digs. “Want to keep playing all the way to the Arena,” Addi Dzwik said, regarding the state finals being in Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. “We know we can do this. We have a good team this year, but we have been up and down this year with injuries. But coming together at this time of year is pretty cool to see.”