WINDBER — Greencastle-Antrim’s spectacular season in girls volleyball came to an abrupt halt Saturday afternoon when the Blue Devils ran into Oakland Catholic.

Abby Eagler

G-A had won all 22 matches it played this season until the Eagles handed them a 3-0 defeat in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals at Windber H.S.

Oakland Catholic won comfortably, 25-15, in Game 1, but then had to fend off a feisty Blue Devil squad in the final two games, winning 25-23 in each.

The Eagles (22-2) will face Beaver (23-1) in a semifinal match on Tuesday.

“The girls fought hard in the second and third games,” Greencastle coach Madee Goodwin said. “But (Oakland Catholic) was a tall, tough team, and they were very well-rounded.”

The Blue Devils trailed the whole way in games 1 and 2, but did take leads in game 3, but weren’t able to keep them.

Kylie Kerns

Greencastle had been thriving with strong serving in the postseason, but it wasn’t much of a factor Saturday.

Goodwin said, “We didn’t serve as tough as we normally do, but they also had a great defense.”

G-A had only 2 aces for the day, and had 7 service errors.

Abby Eagler ended her fine career at Greencastle with 9 kills, 5 service points, with 1 ace, and 8 digs. For the season, she had 406 kills, 196 points, 72 kills and 273 digs. Eagler will play next year at Bloomsburg University.

In Eagler’s four years, the Blue Devils compiled a record of 79-9. Greencastle won two District 3 championships and reached the PIAA Tournament in all four years, advancing to the quarterfinals twice.

Kylie Kerns, a three-year starter, produced 9 kills, 4 points, 7 digs and 16 assists against the Eagles. For the season, she had 236 kills, 201 points, 61 aces, 234 digs and 507 assists.

Also on Saturday, Wren Roberts posted 3 kills and 6 digs; Hayden Baer added 3 kills, 4 points and 2 blocks; Kinzee Hudson had 4 points and 8 digs, Kaitlyn Alvey had 4 points (1 ace) and 9 assists; and Jordyn Wagner knocked down 4 kills.