Fifth-seeded Cretin-Derham Hall battled through to beat fourth-seeded Sauk Rapids-Rice in four sets on Wednesday night at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, advancing to the Class 3A state volleyball semifinals.

The Raiders, a team on the climb, returned to the state tournament for the second consecutive season. After going over a decade without making it to St. Paul, the Raiders dominated their Class 3A quarterfinal against the Storm. Cretin-Derham Hall will clash with top-seeded Marshall at 9 a.m. Friday.

A sloppy Sauk Rapids-Rice first set allowed the Raiders to pull away late and claim Set 1 25-18, led offensively by four kills from senior outside hitter Taylor Williams. Raiders senior setter Caroline Banks orchestrated the offense early for Cretin-Derham Hall with a service ace and fiv

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