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  La Salle Perou fends off Morris in regular season finale. This
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  article is being read by an automated voice, fought to you by
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  Everlet. Senior night for the La Sal Peru volleyball team was a
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  grand affair Thursday at Salette Gymnasium, as the Cavaliers fought off a
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  gritty effort from Morris to claim a 27-25, 25-20 victory and a
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  share of their third straight Interstate 8 Conference Championship. LaSalle, Peru
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  28-6, 9-1 Interstate 8, completed an unbeaten 12-0 record at home and
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  posted its 118th victory over the past four seasons. We had lots
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  of fun out there today, and I think we executed really well,
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  said Cavalier's senior Aubrey Dutlinger, who finished with a match mat high
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  twenty five kills and two blocks. Emotions were high, but we knew
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  when to put the ball down, and I think every game is
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  going to be like that from here on out. After its pregame
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  recognitions of the team's eight seniors, LaSalle Perou enjoyed a strong start
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  to the first set. Dutlinger registered kills on five of the Cavaliers
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  first seven points, and the hosts held the lead until a run
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  of three straight points on the serve of Morris's Camille Pfeiffer leveled
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  the score at 10-10. LaSalle Peru responded with five unanswered points on
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  Maggie Boudreaux's serve, including an ace and two kills from Dutlinger, to
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  put the host back in front 1611. Senior night's always a tough
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  night no matter what time of year, said Cavalier Coach Mark Habricorn.
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  It's just an emotional time. I think we handled it very well.
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  Once we got ready to warm up, I think they settled down
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  and were ready to play. Trailing 2118, Morris, 12-2346, staged
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  a 6 1 scoring run as Ansley Rink's ace gave the Warriors
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  a 24 22 edge and the chance to serve for the set.
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  The Cavaliers regrouped during a timeout and promptly tied They score with
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  kills from Dutlinger and Boudreaux. Rosemary Missener put down a kill to
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  nudge Morris in front at twenty-five-24, but Dutlinger came through with a
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  kill and a block on consecutive points to bring LaSalle Peru back
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  in front for the final time. Finally, in the moment we settled
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  down and played clean, Habricorn said. They knew the couldn't make an
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  error. They just stepped up and played extraordinary. We made some great
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  plays. Our kids were flying around covering the floor. They just wanted
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  it. They wanted to win on senior night. Morris led throughout much
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  of They early, going in the second set as them Warriors defensive
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  adjustments and disciplined back row play managed to slow down The
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  LaSalle Perou offense. The visitors pulled in front eleven seven following a
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  kill and an ace by Brittany Thorson and a kill by Sidney
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  Brandt. We have a pretty strong back row with Aubrey McConnell and
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  Cammy Pfeiffer, Morris coach Dan Brown said. They do a great job
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  and we're always confident with them back there. Lillian Conroy did a
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  nice job as a left side backer as well. The Cavaliers worked
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  their way back even on four occasions before a three-point burst capped
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  by an ace from Kenzie Chamberlain that yielded an 1815 advantage. Morris
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  scrambled to tie the score at 1818 before the hosts counted with
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  a 4-0 run on Addie Dawson's serve to pull back in front.
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  Dutlinger finished off her final home match with kills for LaSalle's final
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  three points. After being four years on varsity, I felt like I
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  owed it to have a good game tonight, Dutlinger said. As a
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  team, it probably wasn't our best game, but we executed, and I
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  think that's what matters now. Any game from here on out is
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  going to be emotional and it's going to be tough, but as
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  long as we can come on at the end, I think we'll
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  be fine. Boudreaux finished with twenty five assists for the Cavaliers, while
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  Chamberlain and Dawson each finished with seven digs. Mistner and Kenzie Ahern
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  put up seven kills each for Morris, which also got ten digs
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  from Pfeiffer and nineteen assists from Rink. La Salle Peru opens Class
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  III a regional play at Dunlap Tuesday. The Cavaliers will take on
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  the winner of Monday's quarterfinal match between Richwoods and Peoria. Morris heads
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  to Joliet Catholic Monday for a quarterfinal contest against Hillcrest.