STATE GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS : ROUNDUP : Capistrano Valley Christian Rolls Past Calvary Chapel, Into Finals

Capistrano Valley Christian continued its march to a second consecutive State championship by steamrollering Calvary Chapel, 15-4, 15-5, 15-1, in a Southern California Regional Division V girls’ volleyball final Tuesday at St. Margaret’s High School.

Capistrano Valley Christian (21-0), which extended its winning streak to 25 matches over two seasons, advanced to Saturday’s 9 a.m. State final at Cal State Fullerton to play San Jose Sacred Heart.

“This was magic tonight,” Capistrano Valley Christian Coach Dave Barkley said. “We sided out when we had to, dug balls when we had to. . . . All the girls were really fired up.”

Kathleen Bunce, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter who has committed to Loyola Marymount, led top-seeded Capistrano Valley Christian with 15 kills and eight aces. Bunce had only one error in 26 serves and 19 of the Eagles’ 45 points came off her serves.

Teammate Karen Benkovsky, who has committed to Washington, had 12 kills, and senior middle blocker Heidi Elliott had five kills in Game 2 to finish with six.

Sophomore Courtney Owens led Calvary Chapel (17-3) with 11 kills and sophomore Sara Roberts added six.

Calvary Chapel came into the State tournament seeded seventh, but eliminated the second- and third-seeded teams to reach Tuesday’s regional final.