The Spring Grove volleyball girls improved to 3-0 (3-0 SEC) with a straight-set, home win against LeRoy-Ostrander and a come-from-behind 3-1 road triumph at Spring Valley versus Kingsland. It was the first loss for both the Cardinals (1-1) and the Knights (2-1). The Lions (3-0) shared the East Division lead with Mabel-Canton (3-0) and Lanesboro (3-0).
SG 3, L-O 0
(25-19, 25-10, 25-15)
Spring Grove, during a 12th consecutive conquest of the Cardinals, took early leads in all three sets. A late LeRoy-Ostrander rally came up short in the first set, but the visitors were not able to create any drama thereafter. The Lions hit with 21% efficiency, scoring with twice as many kills (24) as attack errors (12). Brielle Neeley was the most efficient Spring Grove hitter (86%) with a team-high 6 kills on only 7 attacks. VaNessa Peterson and Kenadee Gerard each added five kills. Peterson was the leading scorer after also serving 4 aces.
All six SG servers contributed to 17 aces, led by Paige Jahnke with 5 instant winners. Meanwhile, LeRoy-Ostrander served twice as many errors (12) as aces (6). At the net, the Cardinals came up with only 15 kills while committing hitting 18 errors. Maggie Lile led Lion defenders with a dozen digs.
Match Totals
Earned Points: SG 44 (24K, 3B, 17A); L-O 23 (15K, 2B, 6A)
Total Errors: SG 23, L-O 34
Attacks: SG 58, L-O 69
Kills/Errors: SG 24/12; L-O 15/18
Hitting Efficiency: SG 21%, L-O 0%
Ace Blocks: SG 3, L-O 2
Serving: SG 88% (64-73); L-O 74% (34-46)
Aces/Errors: SG 17/9; L-O 6/12
Digs: SG 34, L-O 28
Lion INDIVIDUALS
Digs 34: Maggie Lile 12, VaNessa Peterson 8, Julia Halverson 6, Rachel Normann 3, Paige Jahnke 2, McKenzie Fisch 1, Lydia Solum 1, Kenadee Gerard 1
Set Assists 23: Rachel Normann 18, Addyson McHugh 2, Paige Jahnke 1, VaNessa Peterson 1, Maggie Lile 1
Kills 24: Brielle Neeley 6, VaNessa Peterson 5, Kenadee Gerard 5, Rachel Normann 3, Addyson McHugh 3, Maggie Lile 1, Lydia Solum 1
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) LEADERS: Brielle Neeley 86% (6-0/7); Rachel Normann 75% (3-0/4); VaNessa Peterson 30% (5-2/10); Addyson McHugh 25% (3-1/8); Kenadee Gerard 21% (5-2/14); Lydia Solum 20% (1-0/5)
Ace Blocks: Addyson McHugh 2, Paige Jahnke 1
Service Aces 17: Paige Jahnke 5, VaNessa Peterson 4, Julia Halverson 3, Addyson McHugh 2, Rachel Normann 2, Maggie Lile 1
Serving Leaders 88: Julia Halverson 100% (16-16), Paige Jahnke 93% (14-15), VaNessa Peterson 93% (13-14), Addyson McHugh 89% (8-9), Maggie Lile 70% (7-10), Rachel Normann 71% (5-7)
Scoring 44: VaNessa Peterson 9 (5K, 4A); Addyson McHugh 7 (3K, 2B, 2A); Paige Jahnke 6 (1B, 5A); Brielle Neeley 6 (6K); Kenadee Gerard 5 (5K); Rachel Normann 5 (3K, 2A); Julia Halverson 3 (3A); Maggie Lile 2 (1K, 1A); Lydia Solum 1 (1K)
SG 3, Kingsland 1 0
(17-25, 26-24, 25-10, 25-21)
At Kingsland, the Lions were one point away from being down by two sets. Spring Grove never led while dropping the first set but did lead for most of set two. But the Knights caught up at 17-all and served at set point (24-23) before the Lions swept the next three points (2 Peterson kills, 1 Rachel Normann ace serve) to win 26-24 and even the match at one set all.
Grove dominated set three (25-10), but Kingsland held slim leads for most of set four. The Lions rallied from a 13-17 deficit and broke a 20-20 tie with strong hitting to take five of the final six points.
Peterson had three of those late, match-clinching kills. Addyson McHugh led scoring with 14 kills, 2 blocks and 2 ace serves. Peterson and Neeley added 8 kills each.
Normann guided the SG attack with 30 set assists and led the defense with 19 digs. Lile served 20 for 22 with 4 aces. Neither team was efficient at the net (SG 9%, KHS 6%), but SG had 8 more kills and 8 more service aces than did the home team.
All six SG servers had at least two aces, led by Lile with 4. The team finished with 15 aces and 11 errors; Julia Halverson served 100% (12 for 12) with 2 aces. On the other side of the net, the Knights served 7 aces with 10 misfires.
With the Knights in the West Division this season, this was the teams’ lone SEC meeting of the year. The Lions lead the series, 5 wins to 3.
Match Totals
Earned Points: SG 61 (40K, 6B, 15A); KHS 43 (32K, 4B, 7A)
Total Errors: SG 41, KHS 36
Attacks: SG 134, KHS 126
Kills/Errors: SG 40/28, KHS 32/24
Hitting Efficiency: SG 9%, KHS 6%
Ace Blocks: SG 6, KHS 4
Serving: SG 88% (81-92), KHS 88% (71-81)
Aces/Errors: SG 15/11, KHS 7/10
Digs: SG 61, KHS 64
Lion INDIVIDUALS
Digs 61: Rachel Normann 19, Maggie Lile 15, VaNessa Peterson 11, Julia Halverson 8, Paige Jahnke 2, Addyson McHugh 2, Kenadee Gerard 2, Lydia Solum 2
Set Assists 37: Rachel Normann 30, Maggie Lile 5, VaNessa Peterson 1, Lydia Solum 1
Kills 40: Addyson McHugh 14, VaNessa Peterson 8, Brielle Neeley 8, Kenadee Gerard 3, Lydia Solum 3, Rachel Normann 2, Maggie Lile 2
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: VaNessa Peterson 21% (8-3/24); Maggie Lile 20% (2-0/10); Brielle Neeley 18% (8-5/17); Rachel Normann 17% (2-1/6); Addyson McHugh 15% (14-9/33)
Ace Blocks 6: Lydia Solum 2.5 (1 solo, 3 assists); Brielle Neeley 1.5 (1 solo, 1 assist); Addyson McHugh 1.5 (3 assists); VaNessa Peterson 0.5 (1 assist)
Service Aces 15: Maggie Lile 4, VaNessa Peterson 3, Paige Jahnke 2, Addyson McHugh 2, Rachel Normann 2, Julia Halverson 2
Serving 88%: Julia Halverson 100% (12-12); Paige Jahnke 94% (17-18); Maggie Lile 91% (20-22); Rachel Normann 86% (12-14); Addyson McHugh 80% (8-10); VaNessa Peterson 75% (12-16)
Scoring 61: Addyson McHugh 17.5 (14K, 1.5B, 2A); VaNessa Peterson 11.5 (8K, 0.5B, 3A); Brielle Neeley 9.5 (8K, 1.5B); Maggie Lile 6.0 (2K, 4A); Lydia Solum 5.5 (3K, 2.5B); Rachel Normann 4.0 (2K, 2A); Kenadee Gerard 3.0 (3K); Paige Jahnke 2.0 (2A); Julia Halverson 2.0 (2A)
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Spring Grove Volleyball 2020
3-0 (3-0 SEC)
W at Glenville-Emmons 3-0
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 3-0
W at Kingsland 2-1
10-20 vs. Mabel-Canton
10-22 at Randolph
10-27 vs. Schaeffer Academy
10-31 at Lanesboro (2:30 p.m.)
11-05 at Schaeffer Academy
11-07 vs. Houston (2:15 p.m.)
11-10 vs. Randolph
10-13 at Mabel-Canton
11-17 vs. Lanesboro
11-19 vs. Houston
11-23 vs. Grand Meadow