No. 3 Grundy Center beat No. 6 Carroll Kuemper 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22) in a Class 2A Iowa high school state volleyball quarterfinal match Tuesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Grundy Center head coach Lori Willis slaps hands with her team as they celebrate their 2A quarterfinal win over the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center's Ellery Luhring (1) sets during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The Grundy Center Spartans cheer as they celebrate advancing to the semifinal match after their 2A quarterfinal win over the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Aubrey Heuton (11) sends an attack towards Grundy Center's Ellery Luhring (1) and Allison Koch (12) during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center head coach Lori Willis talks to her players during a timeout of their 2A quarterfinal match against the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Karsyn Overmohle (5) consoles Elsa Tiefenthaler (13) after their 2A quarterfinal loss to the Spartans at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Lauren Boell (14) gets past the block of Grundy Center's Shirley Monaghan (18) during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Alivia Schenkelberg (16) attacks during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Grundy Center Spartans at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic players celebrate a Knights point during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Grundy Center Spartans at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Lauren Boell (14) attacks across from Grundy Center's Shirley Monaghan (18) during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center's Ellery Luhring (1) asks for a double hit call to be given to the Kuemper Catholic Knights during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center's Ellery Luhring (second from left) hugs Grundy Center's Carlie Willis (left) as the Spartans celebrate its 2A quarterfinal win over the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center head coach Lori Willis (center) talks to her team as they celebrate advancing to the semifinal match after their 2A quarterfinal win over the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center's Shirley Monaghan (18) celebrates a Spartans point during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Teammates congratulate Grundy Center's Carlie Willis (9) for a Spartans kill during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Lauren Boell (14)and Brianna Wittrock (right) go up to block a shot by Grundy Center's Carlie Willis (9) during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic head coach Rusty Wintermote watches the action on the court during their 2A quarterfinal match between the Knights and the Grundy Center Spartans at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Karsyn Overmohle (5) sets near the net during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Grundy Center Spartans at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Frannie Glynn (6) hits into the blocks of Grundy Center's Ellery Luhring (1) and Carlie Willis (9) during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center's Carlie Willis (9) sends the ball back over to Kuemper Catholic's Frannie Glynn (6) and the Knights during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Grundy Center's Kayden Muller (8) tips the ball back to Kuemper Catholic's Frannie Glynn (6) and Elsa Tiefenthaler (13) during their 2A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kuemper Catholic's Elsa Tiefenthaler (13) sets near the net during their 2A quarterfinal match against the Grundy Center Spartans at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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