Cecilia Klien assumed a state tournament appearance was likely not in the stars for her high school volleyball career. Not at Cretin-Derham Hall.

When she showed up on campus in 2022, the Raiders were fresh off a 1-24 campaign. The year prior to that, they were 0-10. Klien didn’t know much about the program at the time, but she did hear things to the tune of, “Oh, we lose a lot.”

Great.

But that was pre-Klein. Pre-Taylor Williams, pre-Caroline Banks and Megan Buri. It was also pre-coach Erin Horn. The Gophers alum took over the volleyball program that year, when the current seniors were just freshmen.

“It was a rough first couple years,” Horn noted.

It’s sensational now.

Cretin-Derham Hall reached this year’s Class 3A state semifinals, which it dropped in straight sets to powerhouse

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