LANCASTER - Lancaster High girls' volleyball standout Roxy Neely is an accomplished martial artist who has the ability to overwhelm opponents with an explosive jump serve.

But with her jump serve not working Thursday night in a pivotal Golden League match against Littlerock, she turned to a float serve that produces knuckleball-type movement.

The adjustment worked, as Lancaster scored 11 points on Neely's serve in the decisive fourth game of an 18-25, 25-9, 25-23, 25-11 victory.

The Eagles (11-3, 10-1) clinched at least a share of the program's first league title.

"It's really exciting, people will remember us now," said Neely, a powerful 5-foot-7 setter, whose martial arts background includes her being ranked eighth in the nation in judo last year and earning a black belt in tae kwon do when she was 12.

Neely finished with five aces and 21 assists.

Seferina Starks had eight kills and 14 digs and Ashley Robinson had eight kills for Lancaster, which had never finished better than third in league before this year.

Littlerock (6-4) was led by Nicole Castreilon, who had 10kills and eight digs, and Brittany Sousa, who had 14 assists, four aces and two blocks.

Lancaster's championship run is especially impressive, considering it returned just three players.

"These girls were the underdogs all season long and they kept pulling upset after upset, so this is really nice to see," Lancaster coach Dave Gutierrez said.