The Orange volleyball team has officially clinched a automatic trip to the 3A State Playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Lady Panthers defeated Person 3-1 on scores of 25-7, 17-25, 25-11 and 25-19. The fourth set was tight until senior Caitlin Carden ended a long volley with a rare kill where she got an outstretched fist on a ball, which flailed over the net and inside the end line by a foot. Carden ended the night with two kills, 20 digs and eleven assists. Junior Ella Wimsatt nearly had a rare triple-double. She finished with eleven kills, ten digs and eight aces. Orange finished the first set with 12 consecutive points. In that run, Wimsatt had seven aces. Aubrey Jordan, a freshman, led Orange with eleven kills. It was the first time that Orange has swept the season series from Person since the two teams became conference rivals last year. Orange is now 13-7, 8-1 in the Central Carolina Conference. The Lady Panthers will travel to Northwood to face the Chargers on Thursday night.