E.D. White was one set away from the Division II semifinals. Instead, No. 10 Academy of Our Lady came back to beat the second-seeded Cardinals 3-2 in Thursday’s LHSAA state quarterfinal at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
The Penguins took a tight opening set 25-23, but E.D. White answered in a big way, winning the second set 25-13 and taking the third to go up two sets to one. Our Lady wouldn’t go away. The Penguins won the fourth set 25-19 to force a deciding fifth, then closed it out 15-12.
Zhoey Johnson led Our Lady’s attack with 23 kills, and Kindle Coleman and Aubrey Jackson added 16 kills apiece. It was the second straight five-set playoff comeback for the Penguins…