The Centre Lady Cougars volleyball team saw its season come to an end Saturday at Lebo, but not without first advancing to the semifinals with a hard-fought win over Peabody-Burns.

The two Wheat State League teams squared off in a match between the substate’s two lowest-seeded teams, but seedings didn’t matter in this one.

Centre looked to be on the ropes early as the Lady Warriors streaked to a 10-2 lead. But Emily Schlesener and Grace Knepp collected kills in a run to cut the lead to 10-7.

Peabody-Burns was up 17-10 when Centre started chipping away. Schlesener had a huge block to knot the score at 20, and Kate Basore connected on a kill to put the Lady Cougars up by 2, 22-20. Peabody-Burns came out of a time out to tie the game again at 22, but with Samantha Espinoza serving Centre claimed a 25-22 win.

The second game was a back-and-forth affair, with the Lady Cougars leading but unable to put Peabody-Burns away until an Espinoza kill ignited a 6-point run for a 23-15 cushion. Basore closed out the 25-17 win with a too-hot-to-handle serve.

Centre wasn’t an easy out for top-seeded Rural Vista in the semifinals, but the Lady Cougars lost 25-26, 25-18 to close out the season with a 6-24 record.