Taylor Thomas saved three penalty strokes and Margaret Williams scored on the final penalty stroke of the shootout to give Collegiate a 2-1 win and its second consecutive Division I League of Independent Schools title. The Cougars lost twice to the Saints in the regular season but grabbed the lead through Margaret Martin in the first half. Wren Schoeffler tied the match with 12:10 to go for the top-seeded Saints. Dana Guillquist made two saves for St. Catherine’s. Collegiate 1 0 0—1 St. Catherine’s 0 1 0—1 (Collegiate 3-2 on penalty strokes)

St. Anne’s-Belfield (11-6) eliminated Collegiate (18-7) in the LIS semifinals yesterday in four close games. Emma Damon had three blocks and three kills, Kali Newlen had six kills and two blocks and Christine Thexton had five kills and three blocks to lead Collegiate. If Collegiate makes the state tournament, their next game will be Tuesday.

If you can imagine St. Mary’s Hospital with a more campuslike setting, perhaps a walking trail meandering through landscaped areas with a coffee shop along the way, then hospital administrators want to hear from you.

Collegiate (9-0 LIS, 18-6) swamped St. Margaret’s (1-10, 2-16) in the first round of LIS playoffs. Becky Massie had 3 kills, Kalie Newlen had 5 kills and 2 blocks and Nicole Barr had 3 aces and 10 assists to lead the Cougars. St. Margaret’s————————————- 15 14 5
Collegiate————————————- 25 25 25

Audrey Fain’s 13 kills and eight blocks led St. Catherine’s to a sweep of Steward. Audrey Cote chipped in with 10 assists, two aces and Catharine Cain added 12 digs and seven assists. Steward14 22 22
St. Catherine’s25 25 25
Highlights: Blair Oliff (S) 4 kills, 9 digs; Omri Morris (S) 5 kills, 2 blocks; Bren Wilberger (S) 8 digs, 17 assists; Audra Cote (SC) 10 assists, 2 aces; Audrey Fain (SC) 13 kills, 8 blocks; Catharine Cain (SC) 7 assists, 12 digs

St. Christopher’s 0 2—2 Woodberry Forest 0 1—1 SC: Reinhart, Pacious WF: Mooring Saves: Doyle (SC) 7; McCurry (WF) 1 Records: St. Christopher’s 4-0-3 Prep League, 11-2-4; Woodberry Forest 3-4, 5-7-1

St. Gertrude————————————- 16 22 25 13
St. Anne’s-Belfield————————————- 25 25 17 25
Highlights: Katie Gauthier (StG) 4 kills, 15 digs; Sarah Green (StG) 3 aces, 22 digs; Hailey Metcalfe (StG) 3 kills, 20 digs
Records: St. Gertrude 3-4 LIS, 10-11; St. Anne’s-Belfield 3-4, 9-6

Steward 1 1 1—3 St. Margaret’s 0 2 0—2 S: Farmer, Towers, Tepper SM: Joslyn, Bersack Saves: Scott (S) 13; Bell (SM) 4 Records: Steward 1-3-1 LIS, 8-7-1; St. Margaret’s 0-4-1, n/r

Steward————————————- 15 25 22 17
St. Catherine’s————————————- 25 14 25 25
Highlights: Jessi Pennington (S) 7 kills; Omri Morris (S) 5 kills, 5 blocks; Bren Wilberger (S) 8 aces, 12 assists; Audra Cote (StC) 12 Assists, 4 digs; Audrey Fain (StC) 11 kills, 7 blocks; Catharine Cain (StC) 11 assists, 5 digs

St. Margaret’s————————————- 6 25 16 16
Christ Church————————————- 25 22 25 25
Records: St. Margaret’s 1-9 LIS, 2-13; Christ Church n/r

Trinity Episcopal————————————- 0 0 0—0
St. Anne’s-Belfield————————————- 0 0 0—0 Saves: Goldberg (TE) 5; Vest (STAB) 21 Records: Trinity Episcopal 12-5-2; STAB 2-12-2

Covenant25 25 25 St. Catherine’s21 22 14 Highlights: Audra Cote (SC) 10 assists; Audrey Faine (SC) 10 kills; Savannah Salter (SC) 11 digs Records: Covenant 12-7; St. Catherine’s 8-7

St. Catherine’s————————————- 3 0—3
Collegiate————————————- 1 1—2 SC: Vicars, Sauer, Critttenden C: O’Connor, Williams Saves: Wolenburg (SC) 15; Thomas (C) 8 Records: St. Catherine’s 7-0-1 LIS, 17-3-1; Collegiate 5-2, 14-3

Collegiate————————————- 1 1—2
St. Christopher’s————————————- 1 1—2 C: Wily, Howard SC: Pacious, Maas Saves: Byrd (C) 4; Doyle (SC) 8 Records: Collegiate 4-1-1 Virginia Prep, 10-2-3; St. Christopher’s 3-0-3, 10-2-3

Trinity————————————- 23 25 25 22 15
St. Gertrude————————————- 25 22 21 25 11
Highlights: Bailey Marget (T) 38 assists, 6 aces, 6 digs; Jessica Addison (T) 20 kills, 18 digs, 10 blocks; Kayla Tugan (T) 17 kills, 4 blocks; Haley Metcalfe (SG) 8 kills; Marlana Cirillo (SG) 10 assists; Sarah-Davis LaLonde (SG) 10 assists, 8 aces