By GALEN WELLNICKI

 After two seasons of watching the UIL state volleyball playoffs from the sidelines, coach Jenny Richardson's Georgetown Lady Eagles will return to the 128-team elimination at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Manor Senior High School. GHS, the District 23-5A runner-up, will face Austin Crockett, the third-seed from 24-5A, in their playoff opener.

 Georgetown, 26-18 for the season and 12-2 in district, will face a group of Cougars, who finished their district race tied with Austin Liberal Arts and Science Academy at 11-5 and then bested the Raptors, 3-2 (25-18, 17-25, 25-15, 15-25, 15-9), in a Friday night battle for the No. 3 seeding.

  Looking at Tuesday contest with the Cougars, who stand, 18-26 for the season, Richardson said, "We need to serve tough and be consistent and play GTVB -- be loud, hit hard, serve tough, block well and dig the heck out of them!"

  The winner of the GHS-Crocket battle will advance to the area match on the Region III-5A bracket against either Magnolia West or Lake Belton later this week. The Mustangs, fourth-place team in 21-5A, and the 22-5A champion Broncos will collide at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station. Lake Belton stands 34-8 on the season and Magnolia West is 24-13.

  Crockett's offense hit an .068 average for the season with 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter Ayanna Pierre Louis producing 300 of the Cougars' 811 kills. She also leads Crockett with 47 blocks and also ranks among the team leaders with 62 aces and 406 digs.

  The Lady Eagles will counter the Cougars with an attack hitting .192 (1,238 of 3,987, 474 errors). and a kill efficiency of 31.1. Addi Gaido, a 6-foot-5 outside hitter, paces the GHS offense with 410 kills in 928 attacks for a .335 average and also leads the Lady Eagles with 62 total blocks. Seniors Kate Stengle adds to Georgetown's game in several ways with 296 kills, 51 aces, 26 total blocks. 365 digs and 497 assists. Senior defensive specialist Alexis Flora has 603 digs and 6-foot sophomore middle McKenzie Bernard is developing a strong game at the net with 60 blocks.

  After losing some momentum with two losses in their previous three district matches, the Lady regained their momentum in a 25-10 triplicate sweep of Bastrop last Tuesday before a supportive and loud crowd at Eagle Gym.

  Also on Georgetown's side of the regional bracket, East View (11-3 in district and 25-11 for the season) will play Austin Ann Richards at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Pflugerville Connally. The East View-Ann Richards winner will play either Brenham or Killeen Chaparral in the area round. If both GHS and EV win their first two rounds they would meet in the regional quarterfinals early next week.

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GEORGETOWN PLAYOFF ROSTER

(No. -- Name, Class, Pos, Ht.)

1 -- Alexis Flora, Sr., Def. Specialist, 5-7

2 -- Claire Mitchell, Sr., Outside Hitter, 5-6

3 -- Karsyn Hamons, Sr., Outside Hitter, 5-7

4 -- Kate Stengle, Sr., Setter/Outside Hitter, 5-9

5 -- Sadie McCauley, So., Outside Hitter/Right Side, 5-8

6 -- Sophia Jazesf, So., Middle Blocker, 5-11

8 -- Kamryn Shelton, Jr., Outside Hitter, 5-9

9 -- Brooklyn Trulove, Sr., Def. Specialist, 5-5.

10 -- Molly Edwards, Sr., Def. Specialist, 5-3

11 -- Abby Brent, Sr. Right Side, 5-9

12 -- Ellie Quiroz, Sr., Def. Specialist, 5-9

13 -- McKenzie Bernard, So., Middle Blocker, 6-0

14 -- Alli Gaido, So., Outside Hitter/Right Side/6-5

15 -- Issabella Casanova, So., Setter, 5-7

19 -- Megan Hall, Jr., Middle Blocker, 6-0.

 Head coach: Jenny Richardson. Assistant coaches: Shelbi Goode, Lacey Blissit, Eduardo Venegas.

 Managers: Sara Sanchez, Brooke Locklin.

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CROCKETT ROSTER

(No. -- Name, Pos. Class, Ht.)

1-- Mia Vidal, Libero, Jr., 5-4

2 -- Clarissa Sanchez, Setter, Sr. ua.

3 -- Jasmine Nanyes, Opp./Outside Hitter. Sr., ua.

4 -- Karla Rodriguez, Opp./Outside Hitter, Sr., ua.

5 -- Niyah Miranda, Outside Hitter, Sr., ua.   

7 -- Ayanna Pierre Louis, Outside Hitter, Sr., 5-9.

8 -- Leiloni Gauna, Def. Specialist/Setter, Sr., ua.

10 -- Liv Gronquist, Middle, Jr., ua.

11 -- Austyn Ybarra, Setter, Jr., ua.

12 -- Natalia Brigante, Def. Specialist, Jr., ua.

13 -- Faith Vela, Middle, Sr., ua.         

14 -- Zoe Parris, Outside Hitter/Opp., Sr., ua.

 Head coach: Loria Henry.

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REGION III-5A PAIRINGS

(In bracket order)

Bi-District

 Lamar Fulshear vs. Houston Madison

 Baytown Sterling vs. Santa Fe

 Galena Park vs. Fort Bend Kempner

 Friendswood vs. Nederland

 Austin McCallum vs. Pflugerville

 Montgomery Lake Creek vs. Killeen Shoemaker, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Hearne

 Pflugerville Hendrickson vs. Austin Liberal Arts and Science Academy. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Austin Delco Activity Center

 Killeen Ellison vs. College Station, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Mexia

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  Manvel vs. Crosby

  Houston Milby vs. Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated

  Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill vs. Galveston Ball, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Lee College Gym, Baytown

  Richmond Foster vs. Houston Carnegie-Vanguard

  Lake Belton vs. Magnolia West, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, A&M Consolidated

  Georgetown vs. Austin Crockett, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Manor

  Brenham vs. Killeen Chaparral, 6 p.m., Tuesday, Taylor

  Austin Ann Richards vs. East View, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Pflugerville Connally

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GHS SEASON STATISTICS

123 Sets (12-2 in 23-5A, 26-18 season)

KILLS

 Team totals: 1,238 of 3,987 (474 errors). Hitting percentage: .192. Kill efficiency: 31.1.

Individuals

 Alexis Flora, 1-2; Claire Mitchell, 125-401; Karsyn Hamons, 8-83; Kate Stengle, 296-814; Sadie McCauley 79-260; Sophia Jazesf, 44-194; Victoria Guyton, 75-276; Kamryn Shelton, 100-468; Brooklyn Trulove, 1-6; Molly Edwards, 0-13; Abby Brent, 18-71; Ellie Quiroz, 9-87; McKenzie Bernard, 43-160; Alli Gaido, 410-928 (.335); Issabella Casanova, 32-140.

ACES (249-2,677).

 Flora, 38-426; Mitchell, 1-10; Hamons, 38-380; Stengle, 51-436; Jazesf, 1-4; Guyton, 1-12; Shelton, 12-186; Trulove, 7-97; Edwards, 12-114; Quiroz, 30-307; Bernard, 16-173; Gaido, 15-93; Casanova, 27-439.

TOTAL BLOCKS (203)

 Flora 2, Mitchell 12, Stengle 26, McCauley 18, Jazesf 23, Guyton 56, Shelton 19, Brent 4, Bernard 60, Gaido 62.

DIGS (2,438)

 Flora 603, Mitchell 47, Hamons 326; Stengle, 365, McCauley 66, Jazesf 30, Guyon 34, Shelton 127, Trulove 78, Edwards 74, Brent 25, Quiroz 253, Bernard 34, Gaido 160, Casanova 216.

ASSISTS (1,027)

 Flora 67, Mitchell 1, Hamons 10, Stengle 497, Jazesf 3, Trulove 5, Edwards 3, Quiroz 6, Casanova 435.

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CROCKETT STATISTICS LEADERS

 Kills: 811-4,439 (517 errors). Hitting percentage: ;068. Kill efficiency: 18.3. Individual leaders: Louis, 300-1,135; F. Vela, 142-698; Parris, 122-535. Aces (324-2,171): Vela 80, Louis 62. Total Blocks (103): Louis, 47. Digs (1,921): Vidal 523, Louis 406. Assists (755): Sanchez 406.

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TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION

PRE-PLAYOFF 5A TOP 10

(Released Monday, Oct. 31)

 1. Frisco Wakeland, 29-4; 2. Forney, 39-3; 3. Colleyville Heritage. 36-7; 4. Smithson Valley. 35-7; 5. Leander Rouse, 35-10; 6. New Braunfels Canyon. 39-7; 7. ,Justin Northwest, 37-9; 8. Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill, 38-6; 9. Lucas Lovejoy, 24-14;10. Midlothian, 37-4.