Lake Forest and Saint Mark's survived in five sets and Tower Hill and Caravel earned sweeps to advance to the semifinals of the DIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament.

The sixth-seeded Spartans took the first two sets at No. 3 Newark Charter then rallied for a 15-12 fifth-set victory. No. 16 Saint Mark's, who knocked off top-seeded Caesar Rodney in the second round, won the last two sets over No. 8 Smyrna.

No. 4 Caravel defeated No. 12 MOT Charter with resounding wins in the second and third sets.

In a raucous Archmere gymnasium, No. 7 Tower Hill held off a late surge by the second-seeded Auks. Archmere erased a 24-18 lead in the third set, taking a 25-24 lead before Tower Hill scored three straight points, punctuated by a Sydney Fischer kill.

"Being in the Bob is one of the best feelings,"

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