No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) beat No. 2 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) 3-1 in a MaxPreps Top 25 showdown Saturday to win the Southern Section Division 1 title in California.
Mater Dei responded from a 24-26 first-set loss in which it squandered a seven-point lead to take the next three sets 25-23, 25-21, 25-23 victory.
UCLA commit Westley Matavao led way for Mater Dei with a team-high 19 kills. She was joined in double figures by freshman Jimin Seung with 14 and Cal commit Emma Kingston with 11. Kalea Lee and Riley Stringer combined for 48 assists in the 6-2 offense while sophomore libero Sienna Cicero was outstanding in the back row with a match-high 23 digs.
Kendall Omoruyi, who made news this week when she flipped her commitment from Nebraska to Texas A&M, pounded a match-high 22 kills for Sierra Canyon. McKenna McIntosh added 10 kills with 19 digs. Lucky Fasavalu tossed up 43 assists for the Trailblazers…