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Ripon volleyball suffers heartbreaking collapse in CIF SJS final
All Ripon could do was look across the net, embrace one another and wonder what could have been. Two sets in, another even-year championship appeared within reach. Three sets later, the Indians were holding the runner-up plaque yet again. No. 1 Ripon surrendered a two-set lead against No. 2 Nevada Union on Saturday at Cosumnes River College, falling 22-25, 16-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-12 in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship. "It's tough, but I'm proud of them," Ripon coach Gregory Soliz said. "Not a lot of teams can get to this point, and they did. At the same time, they're not happy about it. I told them, let it hurt. Embrace the hurt. Then get ready for state." It was their fifth straight trip to the section championship match, having won titles in 2022 and 2024. Yet the past two had ended the same way , with five-set defeats. "The girls were ready to play," Soliz said. "We played well, but this game's about momentum. At the end of the day, that third set is when we let them back in." Senior setter Alayna Sprinkle orchestrated the attack with 41 assists, 10 digs and four aces. Meanwhile, junior outside