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Darien Advances To FCIAC Girls Volleyball Final
Blue Wave will play No. 2 seed Ridgefield in Saturday's title game
The Darien girls volleyball team advanced to the FCIAC final on Friday night with a 3-0 ( 25-19, 25-17, 25-16) over New Canaan at Fairfield Ludlowe.
It was the 18th sweep in 20 matches this season for the Blue Wave (20-0), who will take on No. 2 Ridgefield in Saturday's final at Ludlowe at 4 p.m.
Ridgefield (18-2) reached the final with a 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21 victory over No. 3 seed Staples. The Tigers now will get a chance to dethrone the Blue Wave, who captured nine consecutive FCIAC championships.
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New Canaan (15-5) had reached the semifinal after rallying from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Greenwich in five sets.
Darien, which was dethroned as Class L state champions last year, swept Ridgefield during the regular season. The Tigers' only other loss came to Stamford.
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Since then, Ridgefield has won 12 consecutive matches, nine by scores of 3-0.
