By GALEN WELLNICKI

 Georgetown volleyball coach Jenny Richardson's comments were both candid on the Lady Eagles' 3-0 loss to Brenham in Region III-5A quarterfinal action in Hearne on Tuesday but displayed her very positive feelings about her team.

 "I wish we would have played better, but this loss surely does not define this season." Richardson said. "I would repeat this whole season over again even knowing the outcome. I have had the best time with this team. They have grown so much as players and young women. Their parents have been awesome as well -- fun-- supportive -- and all fired up about supporting the volleyball program.

  These players will leave a legacy that just keeps reiterating that GTVB is here to stay. I am proud of who they are, how they carry themselves and everything that they stand for. I wish we would have played better, but I am proud of the season, and all the accomplishments this team delivered."

  The Lady Eagles finished the campaign with a 28-19 record that included a demanding early season run and a 12-2 runner-up record in District 23-5A. They had advanced to the regional quarters with playoff victories over Austin Crockett, 3-0 in bi-district, and 3-1 over Lake Belton in the area round.

   The Cubs used their 25-20, 25-9, 25-12 over GHS to advance to the semifinals of the Region III-5A Tournament at the Merrill Center in Katy where they were scheduled to meet Manvel on Friday. Brenham took a 36-12 record into that contest with the 33-10 Mavericks, who bested Barbers Hill, 3-2, in their quarterfinal match. The other regional semifinal matched Lamar Fulshear (32-9) against Montgomery Lake Creek (30-17). The championship game was set for noon Saturday with the winner advancing to the UIL State Tournament.

    Led by 6-foot 2 senior Brooke Bentke, who has committed to continue her career at Texas State University in San Marcos, the Cubs were able to pound the ball against GHS with a .318 average (38 kills in 85 hits with 11 errors) and a 44.7 kill efficiency. Bentke was the only scorer in double digits for either team with 14 kills in 28 attacks.

    While Brenham, the 21-5A champion, was stinging the floor, the Lady Eagles finished the game with a minus-.084 hitting average (14 kills in 95 hits with 22 errors) and a 14.7 kill efficiency. Addi Gaido, a 6-foot-5 sophomore hitter, was the only Georgetown player with more than two kills as she put down eight of 31 attempts.

     Things looked bright for GHS early in the match as it took a 10-5 lead, but the Cubs scored eight of the next nine points to take a 13-11 lead. However, the Lady Eagles scored back-to-back points to tie it at 13. The two teams played a nip-and-tuck game that Georgetown led 19-18 on a kill and block by Gaido. Bentke then asserted herself with four straight points to put her team up 22-19. A hitting error by Brenham closed the gap to 22-20, but the Cubs ran off the final three points to end the set with a kill by junior Chari Crowson supplying the set point.

      Brenham got off to a fast start in the second set and constructed an 18-6 advantage. GHS could not cut the margin to less than 11 points as the Cubs scored six of the final seven points, including the final four in succession.

       The third set followed a somewhat similar pattern to the previous set with the Cubs building a 21-8 lead and then played even-up 4-4 down the stretch to victory. Bentke provided the match point with her 14th kill.

        Eight seniors -- Alexis Flora, Claire Mitchell, Karsyn Hamons, Kate Stengle, Brooklyn Trulove, Molly Edwards, Abby Brent and Ellie Quiroz -- played their final volleyball games as Lady Eagles.

        Five sophomores -- Gaido, McKenzie Bernard, Issabella Casanova, Sadie Mccauley and Sophia Jazesf -- and two juniors -- Kamryn Shelton and Megan Hall -- will return next season. Hall missed all of the campaign while rehabbing a knee injury. Also on hand will be the products of a 26-1 junior varsity that went a perfect 14-0 in district and a strong Freshman White (A) team.

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GEORGETOWN LADY EANGLES PLAYOFF ROSTER

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

1 -- Alexa 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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TUESDAY'S REGION III-5A QUARTERFINALS

At Hearne High School

BRENHAM DEF. GEORGETOWN, 3-0 (15-20, 25-9, 25-12)

 Season records: Georgetown, 28-19; Brenham, 36-12.

 Georgetown statistics: Kills: 14-95 (22 errors). Hitting percentage: minus .084. Kill efficiency: 14.7. Individuals: Alexis Flora 0-1, Claire Mitchell, 0-16; Karsyn Hamons, 0-3; Kate Stengle, 2-25; Sadie Mccauley, 1-9; Sophia Jazesf, 0-3; Ellie Quiroz, 2-3; McKenzie Bernard, 1-4; Addi Gaido, 8-31.

 Aces (2-41): Brooklyn Trulove 1, Issabella Casanova 1. Total blocks (5): Mccauley 1, Bernard 3, Gaido 3, Digs (45): Flora 16, Hamons 3, Stengle 10, Mccauley 1, Kamryn Shelton 1, Trulove 1, Quiroz 5, Bernard 1, Gaido 2, Casanova 5. Assists (12): Flora 1, Stengle 7, Mccauley 1, Jazesf 1, Casanova 2.

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 Brenham statistics: Kills: 38-85 (11 errors). Hitting percentage: .318. Kill efficiency: 44.7. Individuals, Destanee Cooper, 6-10; Lillie Thibodeaux, 2-8; Tiyana Jones, 2-7; Katie Berg, 1-1; Lainie Bolcerek, 3-3; Charli Crowson, 6-11; Hannah Weiss, 1-6; Brooke Bentke, 14-28; Ada Stopschinski, 3-10.

 Aces ( 10-74): Averi Frazier 1, Brooklin Frazier 3, Kacy Harris 1, Bentke 5. Total blocks (8): Cooper 1, Thibodeaux 3, Jones 3, Crowson 4, Bentke 2, Stopschinski 1. Digs (54): Cooper 1, Kaden Kennedy 4, Sienna Kelm 12, Jones 1, Kristen Kuehn 12, A. Frazier 2, Crowson 8, Weiss 1, Bentke 8. Assists (34): Kuehn 2, A. Frazier 11, Harris 1, Crowson 20.

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FINAL GEORGETOWN SEASON STATISTICS

(133 sets)

 Kills: 1332-4,359 (531 errors). Hitting percentage: .184. Kill efficiency: 30.6. Individuals: Flora, 1-3; Mitchell, 138-471; Hammons, 9-91; Stengle 319-898 (.271); Mccauley, 88-325; Jazesf, 52-217; Trulove, 1-6; Molly Edwards, 0-13; Abby Brent, 19-73; Quiroz, 10-100; Bernard, 53-183; Gaido, 427-976 (.324); Casanova, 34-150.

 Aces (262-2,885): Flora 40, Mitchell 1, Hamons 38, Stengle 55, Jazesf 1, Shelton 12, Trulove 10, Edwards 12, Quiroz 33. Bernard 16, Gaido 15, Casanova 28. Total blocks (228): Flora 2, Mitchell 13, Stengle 28, Mccauley 22, Jazesf 28, Shelton 20, Brent 4, Bernard 60, Gaido 68. Digs (2,673): Flora 664, Mitchell 56, Hamons 343, Stengle 421, Mccauley 69, Jazesf 14, Shelton 134, Trulove 85, Edwards 75, Brent 26, Quiroz 293, Bernard 36, Gaido 164, Casanova 239. Assists (1,110): Flora 75, Mitchell 10, Hamons 10, Stengle 533, Mccauley 1, Jazesf 4, Trulove 6, Edwards 3, Quiroz 6, Casanova 471.

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REGION III-5A PAIRINGS

(In bracket order)

Bi-District

 Lamar Fulshear def. Houston Madison, 3-0 (25-6, 25-12. 25-3)

 Baytown Sterling def. Santa Fe, 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-12)

 Fort Bend Kempner def. Galena Park, 3-0 (25-20, 25-7, 25-18)

 Friendswood def. Nederland, 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-15)

 Austin McCallum def. Pflugerville, 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-18, 25-16)

 Montgomery Lake Creek def. Killeen Shoemaker, 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-8)

 Pflugerville Hendrickson def. Austin Liberal Arts and Science Academy, 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19)

 College Station def. Killeen Ellison, 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-8)

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  Manvel def. Crosby, 3-0 (25-8, 25-20, 25-15)

  Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated def. Houston Milby, 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 26-34)

  Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill def. Galveston Ball, 3-0 (25-8. 25-11, 25-15)

   Richmond Foster def. Houston Carnegie-Vanguard, 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-12)

  Lake Belton def. Magnolia West, 3-2 (25-22, 25-17, 20-25, 15-25, 15-10)

  Georgetown def. Austin Crockett, 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-17)

  Brenham def. Killeen Chaparral, 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-13)

  East View def. Austin Ann Richards, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 25-14)

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Area Round

  Lamar Fulshear def. Baytown Sterling, 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-12)

  Friendswood def. Fort Bend Kempner, 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-18)

  Montgomery Lake Creek def. Austin McCallum, 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-18)

  College Station def. Pflugerville Hendrickson, 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 26-28, 25-15)

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  Manvel def. Rosenburg Lamar Consolidated, 3-0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-14)

   Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill def. Richmond Foster, 3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-19, 25-14)

  Georgetown def. Lake Belton, 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18)

  Brenham def. East View, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-14)

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Region III-5A Quarterfinals

  Lamar Fulshear 3, Friendswood 0 (25-13, 26-18, 25-22)

  Montgomery Lake Creek 3, College Station 0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-23)

  Manvel 3, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill 2 (25-15.25-17, 17-25, 21-25, 15-11)

  Brenham 3, Georgetown 0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-22)

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Region III-5A Tournament

At Merrill Center, Katy

Semifinals

Lamar Fulshear vs. Montgomery Lake Creek, 5 p.m. Friday

Manvel vs. Brenham, 7 p.m., Friday

Championship

Semifinal winners, noon, Saturday

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TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION

PRE-REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS 5A RANKINGS

(Released Friday, Nov. 11)

 1. Frisco Wakeland, 32-4; 2. Colleyville Heritage, 39-7; 3. Leader Rouse, 338-10; 4. Lucas Lovejoy, 27-14; 5. Mission Sharyland, 44-4; 6. Lubbock Cooper, 37-5; 7. McAllen Memorial, 39-9; 8. Liberty Hill, 40-10; 9. Lamar Fulshear, 32-9; 10. Manvel, 33-10.