Spring Grove volleyball improved to 6-3 with a second 3-0 sweep of 0-7 winless Schaeffer Academy (25-7, 25-13, 25-20) and a far more competitive 3-1 victory over Houston (25-10, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17). For the week, Maggie Lile served 32-for-34 with 9 aces.
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SG 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 (25-7, 25-13, 25-20,)
In this fifth straight win over the Lions from Rochester, a dozen Lions from Houston County had kills and seven had assists as Spring Grove employed the entire lineup. SG had 28 kills and served more aces (17) than Schaeffer had kills (13) and aces (3) combined.
Schaeffer was not competitive on the scoreboard until the third set. SA led 19-17 before Spring Grove closed with a 7-to-1 run, which featured 3 aces served by Julia Halverson.
For the night, Halverson served 6 times with 3 aces (no errors). Danika Holty served 100% (17 for 17) with 4 aces while Emma Tyribakken went 10 for 10 with 2 aces.
Kelsey Bratland and Addyson McHugh each scored with 4 kills. Rachel Normann lofted 8 assists with 6 helpers each from Paige Jahnke and Ava Olerud.
Schaeffer has no B-team or freshman squad.
Match Totals
Earned Points: SG 46 (28K, 1B, 17A); SA 16 (13K, 3A)
Total Errors: SG 24, SA 30
Attacks: SG 63, SA 51
Kills/Errors: SG 28/10; SA 13/12
Hitting Efficiency: SG 29%, SA 2%
Ace Blocks: SG 1, SA 0
Serving: SG 88% (64-73); SA 78% (28-36)
Aces/Errors: SG 25/9, SA 4/8
Digs: SG 20, SA 17
LION INDIVIDUALS
Digs 20: Maggie Lile 7, VaNessa Peterson 5, Kenadee Gerard 2, Rachel Normann 2, Ava Olerud 1, McKenzie Fisch 1, Addyson McHugh 1, Emma Tyribakken 1
Set Assists 27: Rachel Normann 25, Paige Jahnke 1, Maggie Lile 1
Kills 28: Addyson McHugh 13, Kenadee Gerard 5, Maggie Lile 3, Brielle Neeley 2, Kelsey Bratland 1, VaNessa Peterson 1, Rachel Normann 1, Brianna Johnson 1, Emma Tyribakken 1
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: Maggie Lile 100% (3-0/3); Brielle Neeley 100% (2-0/2); Addyson McHugh 48% (13-3/21); Kenadee Gerard 44% (5-1/9); Rachel Normann; 33% (1-0/3); Kelsey Bratland 25% (1-0/4)
Ace Blocks 1: Addyson McHugh 0.5 (1 assist); Lydia Solum 0.5 (1 assist)
Service Aces 25: Maggie Lile 9, Addyson McHugh 8, Rachel Normann 3, Paige Jahnke 2, Kenadee Gerard 2, VaNessa Peterson 1
Serving 88% (64-73): Paige Jahnke 100% (10-10); Emma Tyribakken 100% (4-4); Katelyn Kraus 100% (2-2); Kelsey Bratland 100% (2-2); Maggie Lile 94% (17-18); Addyson McHugh 93% (13-14); Rachel Normann 88% (7-8); VaNessa Peterson 67% (6-9); Kenadee Gerard 50% (3-6)
Scoring 54: Addyson McHugh 21.5 (13K, 0.5B, 8A); Maggie Lile 12.0 (3K, 9A); Kenadee Gerard 7.0 (5K, 2A); Rachel Normann 4.0 (1K, 3A); Paige Jahnke 2.0 (2A); VaNessa Peterson 2.0 (1K, 1A); Brielle Neeley 2.0 (2K); Kelsey Bratland 1.0 (1K); Brianna Johnson 1.0 (1K); Emma Tyribakken 1.0 (1K); Lydia Solum 0.5 (0.5B)
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SG 3, Houston 1 (25-10, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17)
Visiting Houston took the only set in which the Hurricanes had more winning points (15) than errors (8). Overall, the Lions earned a 44-30 margin in kills and served twice as many aces (14) as did the ‘Canes (7 aces/14 errors). SG hit with 16% efficiency to Houston’s 9%.
The Lions dominated set one while McHugh served 3 aces and pounded down 6 kills. But Grove trailed 16-17 in set two before Houston misfires fueled a closing 8-2 Lion run.
But then the ‘Canes excelled with 10 kills and only two errors during a 25-23 win in set three, which was tied 13 times. It was 23-all before it ended with a Lion hitting error and a Houston ace serve.
Serving decided set four – an 8-point decision (25-17) with an 8-point margin at the service line – SG 4 aces (no errors), Houston 4 errors (no aces). The H
For the match, McHugh led the Lions with 19 kills, an ace block and 5 ace serves. Halverson (team-high 28% hitting efficiency) added 6 kills and served 100% (18-18) with 3 aces. Lile served 4 aces along with 3 kills and 6 assists while defending with a team-high 19 digs. Normann assisted 30 times and added 3 kills of her own.
For Houston (2-7), Emma Geiwitz scored with 10 kills and Sydney Torgerson 9.
The Lions also won the B-team match 2-0 (25-11, 25-22) and the freshman contest 2-0. The B-girls improved to 5-2, and the freshmen moved to 3-1-1.
Match Totals – varsity
Earned Points: SG 60 (44K, 2B, 14A); Hou 39 (30K, 2B, 7A)
Total Errors: SG 34, Hou 40
Attacks: SG 132, Hou 119
Kills/Errors: SG 44/23; Hou 30/19
Hitting Efficiency: SG 16%, Hou 9%
Ace Blocks: SG 2, Hou 2
Serving: SG 92% (89-97); Hou 81% (58-72)
Aces/Errors: SG 14/8, Hou 7/14
Digs: SG 58, Hou 57
Lion INDIVIDUALS
Digs 58: Maggie Lile 19, Julia Halverson 10, Rachel Normann 10, VaNessa Peterson 8, Paige Jahnke 4, McKenzie Fisch 2, Kenadee Gerard 2, Lydia Solum 2, Brielle Neeley 1
Set Assists 42: Rachel Normann 30, Maggie Lile 6, Paige Jahnke 2, VaNessa Peterson 2, Addyson McHugh 1, Julia Halverson 1
Kills 44: Addyson McHugh 19, Julia Halverson 6, Kenadee Gerard 6, Maggie Lile 3, Brielle Neeley 3, Rachel Normann 3, VaNessa Peterson 2, Lydia Solum 2
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: Julia Halverson 28% (6-1/18); Addyson McHugh 23% (19-8/47); Maggie Lile 22% (3-1/9); VaNessa Peterson 20% (2-1/5); Lydia Solum 17% (2-1/6); Rachel Normann 17% (2-1/6); Kenadee Gerard 14% (6-4/14)
Ace Blocks 2: Addyson McHugh 1.0; Brielle Neeley 0.5; Lydia Solum 0.5
Service Aces 14: Addyson McHugh 5, Maggie Lile 4, Julia Halverson 3, Paige Jahnke 2
Serving 92%: Julia Halverson 100% (18-18); Maggie Lile 95% (19-20); Addyson McHugh 95% (19-20); VaNessa Peterson 90% (9-10); Paige Jahnke 86% (19-22); Rachel Normann 71% (5-7)
Scoring 60: Addyson McHugh 25.0 (19K, 1B, 5A); Julia Halverson 9.0 (6K, 3A); Maggie Lile 7.0 (3K,4A); Kenadee Gerard 6.0 (6K); Brielle Neeley 3.5 (3K,0.5B); Rachel Normann 3.0 (3K); Lydia Solum 2.5 (2K, 0.5B); Paige Jahnke 2.0 (2A); VaNessa Peterson 2.0 (2K)
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Spring Grove Volleyball
6-3 (3-2 SEC)
W at Glenville-Emmons 3-0
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 3-0
W at Kingsland 2-1
L vs. Mabel-Canton 0-3
L at Randolph 2-3
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 3-0
L at Lanesboro 0-3
W at Schaeffer Academy 3-0
W vs. Houston 3-1
10-13 at Mabel-Canton
11-16 vs. Randolph
11-17 vs. Lanesboro
11-19 vs. Houston
11-23 vs. Grand Meadow
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B-team volleyball
5-2
W at Glenville-Emmons 2-0
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 2-0
L vs. Kingsland 1-2
L vs. Mabel-Canton 0-2
W at Randolph 2-1
W at Lanesboro 2-1
W vs. Houston 2-0
Freshman volleyball
3-1-1
T vs. Kingsland 1-1
L vs. Mabel-Canton 0-2
W at Randolph 2-0
W at Lanesboro 2-0
W vs. Houston 2-0