IRVINE — The Crean Lutheran girls volleyball team trailed by nine points late in the first set of its Freeway League match against Foothill on Monday at Crean Lutheran High School.

With the league title on the line, the Saints came back to win that set, setting the tone for an outcome that few would have expected.

Crean Lutheran went on to win the next two sets for a sweep of the Knights, 25-22, 25-19, 25-12, in the final match of the regular season.

Foothill defeated Crean Lutheran in a down-to-the wire, five-set match on Sept.25. The Saints (24-2, 7-1) and Knights (22-9, 6-2) had identical league records coming into Monday’s match.

“It really showed the character of this team of not giving up,” Crean Lutheran coach Anna Dyer said. “We came out with a lot of adrenaline and a lot of

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