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Maloney Wins 1st CCC Girls Volleyball Championship: PHOTOS

The Spartans beat top-seeded Southington to claim the program's first-ever CCC girls volleyball tournament championship.

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The Maloney girls volleyball team celebrates the program’s first-ever Central Connecticut Conference tournament championship after beating Southington on Saturday at the UConn Volleyball Center in Storrs. (Photo courtesy of Hamden Fire Captain Joseph Anderson)

MERIDEN, CT — The Maloney girls volleyball team claimed its first-ever Central Connecticut Conference tournament championship with a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Southington on Saturday at the UConn Volleyball Center in Storrs.

The second-seeded Spartans won by scores of 24-26, 25-15, 25-23, 25-19.

Greta Koscuk finished with 27 kills and 25 digs to lead the Maloney, while Tessa Holmes had 44 assists, 11 digs and three aces, according to GameTimeCT.

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Maloney earned the second seed and will have a bye in the first-round of the CIAC Class LL tournament.

The Spartans will play the winner of Newtown and Simsbury on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at Maloney.

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