LAFAYETTE – St. Michael’s Skylar Towner is going to do what she’s going to do.
Words said by Warriors coach Latashia Wise-Jackson on her senior’s impact on every match.
She shined once again in the Division II quarterfinals against No. 3 St. Scholastica on Thursday at the Cajundome. Towner totaled 15 kills in a 3-0 sweep to propel No. 6 St. Michael into the semifinals. St. Michael now awaits a matchup with No. 10 Academy of Our Lady.
Towner, who was named to last year’s All-Metro team, continued to etch her name into St. Michael’s history.
“Skylar Towner’s been great for us,” Wise-Jackson said. “She was great for us last year. I just want her to keep playing big and enjoying the rest of her senior year.”
Thursday’s win marked another footnote in a busy week for Towner. On Wednesday, she signed to play college volleyball at Louisiana Tech.
“It’s just like a sense of trying to prove myself and playing with that amount of confidence from yesterday,” she said.
Towner’s impact revealed itself in the second set. St. Michael took a 1-0 lead, but trailed 23-14. She took over the set, totaling eight kills late to spark a 13-2 run. The Warriors won the set 27-25 to take a 2-0 lead. Towner added a block and three kills in the fourth set to secure a 25-17 win in the decisive third set.
“I’m honestly just so happy,” Towner said after the win. “We put in so much work during the offseason that we belong here, and we belong to keep going.”
St. Michael trailed early in all three sets against the Doves. Towner credited her coach’s motto to the team, which is that pressure is a privilege.
“When we’re down like that, there’s no room to flop,” Towner said. “There’s room to just keep growing and keep pushing forward.”
St. Michael made it to last year’s Division III state championship match. This year, St. Michael (24-16) moved up to Division II and faced a difficult schedule to prepare for the postseason.
“I thought it was good for us, and we prepared for this moment,” Towner said. “That’s all it really came down to.”
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