LAFAYETTE — Newman showed what a difference a month can make when it won a volleyball state championship on Saturday.

Go back to mid-October, back when the Greenies were scuffling on defense, and it was during a weekend tournament when they lost for the second time this season against Dunham, which entered the playoffs this month as the No. 1 seed.

Now move ahead to Saturday, when second-seeded Newman completed a 28-26, 25-18, 25-20 sweep of Dunham at the Cajundome for the school’s 19th volleyball state title, the first since 2022.

Outstanding player selection Leilani Reid had an all-around impact with 11 kills, two blocks, two aces and three digs.

The main difference could be felt on defense.

“It was probably a weakness for us in the beginning of the season,” Newman coach Colleen Lo

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