Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball season ended in last year’s Class 5A Southern Region semifinals with a loss to Bishop Gorman at Legacy High School, denying the Crusaders a spot in the state tournament.

Both teams had clinched their spots at state when they met again at Legacy in Saturday’s region final, but Faith Lutheran got its revenge and snapped Gorman’s nearly four-year run of dominance against Nevada schools.

Faith Lutheran, the Mountain League champion, prevailed in four sets 25-13, 26-24, 19-25, 25-20 over the Desert League champion Gaels to win the 5A Southern Region title.

The Crusaders’ win was the first by a Nevada school over Gorman since the Gaels lost to Reno High in the 5A state semifinals on Nov. 11, 2022.

Both Faith Lutheran (31-7) and Gorman (31-7) advance to the 5A state tournament, which begins Thursday at UNR’s Virginia Street Gym. Faith Lutheran, the South’s No. 1 seed, will play Carson, the North’s No. 2 seed, at 7 p.m. Gorman, the South’s No.…