Down 0-2 in the best-of-five match, Mount Vernon rallied to win three straight sets to take the match.
Tallulah Falls won the first two sets 25-21 and 26-24.
Mount Vernon got on the board with a 25-22 victory in the third set followed by a 25-17 win in the fourth set.
The Mustangs secured the match victory with a 15-8 triumph in the fifth and final set to advance.
Mount Vernon posted 15 aces, 48 kills, 47 assists and 68 digs in the winning bid.
Kate Dawson led the team with seven aces while teammates Taylor Docka, Cate Jacobsen and Brooke Nazarian each netted two.
Sophia Hardie paced the squad with 19 kills while Docka posted 13.
Hannah Douglas had 46 of Mount Vernon's 47 assists.
Dawson and Cate Jacobsen combined for 33 kills in the match as well.
The Mustangs will now travel to Temple High School for the Class-A Elite 8 on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Temple, the no. 2 seed from Region 4, defeated Randolph-Clay 3-0 in the first round followed by a 3-0 victory over Bryan County in the Sweet 16.
First serve against the Tigers is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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About The Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School, serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading visionary independent school, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation and entrepreneurship has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grade 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.
