Photo by Lee Epps
The Spring Grove volleyball girls (4-0, 4-0 SEC) remained unbeaten and not seriously challenged through their first four matches, the latest a 3-0 home sweep of Glenville-Emmons (25-17, 25-13, 25-9. The Lions were back in action on Sept. 16 after two matches had been postponed by pandemic protocols. After the Grove girls had dismissed their first three winless foes, G-E (3-7, 2-4 SEC) was the first Lion opponent thus far with a win on its record.
Despite being shorthanded, the Lions never trailed during the first and third sets, while the Wolverines led only briefly at the start of set two.
The Lion offense was fueled by the always excellent passing from All-SEC Maggie Lile and 23 set assists from Rachel Normann. Lile led defenders with 8 digs and assisted on two kills while scoring herself with a kill and a service ace.
Kenadee Gerard scored with a match-high 15 kills. Katelyn Kraus had a team-best 50% efficiency with 4 kills on only 8 attacks with no errors. Brielle Neeley attacked only 6 times with 3 kills along with 2 scoring blocks. Lydia Solum added 3 kills to go with a block and 3 ace serves.
Spring Grove served only 84% (12 misfires), but still scored with 18 aces with eight Lions
credited with aces. Kraus served 8 instant winners with 3 each from Normann and Solum along with 2 apiece from Sydney Holland and Gerard.
The Lions had nearly twice as many scoring plays (50) as errors. But their 27 miscues accounted for most of the Wolverines’ 39 points. The visitors scored only 12 points on their own play. The Wolverines had twice as many hitting errors (16) as kills (8) and more errant serves (6) than aces (4).
The B-team, also undefeated at 4-0, swept both sets in the preliminary match. G-E has no freshman team.
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Match Totals
Earned Points:
>>SG 50 (29K, 3B, 18A)
>>GE 12 (8K, 4A)
Total Errors: SG 27, GE 28
Attacks: SG 78, GE 54
Kills/Errors: SG 29/13, GE 8/16
Hitting Efficiency: SG 21%, GE 0 %
Ace Blocks: SG 3, GE 0
Serving: SG 84% (61-73); GE 85% (35-41)
Aces/Errors: SG 18/12, GE 4/6
Digs: SG 27, GE 33
Lion INDIVIDUALS
Digs 27: Maggie Lile 8, Kenadee Gerard 5, Lydia Solum 5, Danika Holty 4, Rachel Normann 3, McKenzie Fisch 1, Katelyn Kraus 1
Set Assists 27: Rachel Normann 23, Maggie Lile 2. McKenzie Fisch 1. Katelyn Kraus 1
Kills 29: Kenadee Gerard 15, Katelyn Kraus 4, Lydia Solum 3, Brielle Neeley 3, Danika Holty 2, Maggie Lile 1, Rachel Normann 1
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) leaders: Katelyn Kraus 50%, Maggie Lile 33%, Brielle Neeley 33%, Rachel Normann 25%, Kenadee Gerard 23%, Lydia Solum 15%
Ace Blocks 3: Brielle Neeley 1.5 (1 solo, 1 assist); Lydia Solum 0.5 (1 assist); Katelyn Kraus 0.5 (1 assist); Kendal Van Minsel 0.5 (1 assist)
Service Aces 18: Katelyn Kraus 5, Rachel Normann 3, Lydia Solum 3, Sydney Holland 2, Kenadee Gerard 2, Maggie Lile 1, Peyton Thompson 1, Danika Holty 1
Serving Leaders: Kylie Reynolds 100% (2-2); Peyton Thompson 100% (1-1; McKenzie Fisch 100% (1-1); Lydia Solum 93% (13-14); Rachel Normann 87% (13-15); Maggie Lile 86% (6-7); Kenadee Gerard 83% (5-6); Katelyn Kraus 79% (11-14); Danika Holty 75% (6-8)
Scoring 50: Kenadee Gerard 17.0 (15K, 2A); Katelyn Kraus 9.5 (4K, 0.5B, 5A); Lydia Solum 6.5 (3K, 0.5B, 3A); Brielle Neeley 4.5 (3K,1.5B; Rachel Normann 4.0 (1K, 3A); Danika Holty 3.0 (2K, 1A); Maggie Lile 2.0 (1K, 1A); Sydney Holland 2.0 (2A); Peyton Thompson 1.0 (1A); Kendal Van Minsel 0.5 (0.5B)
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Spring Grove Volleyball 2021 (varsity approximately 7:15 p.m.)
4-0 (4-0 SEC)
W vs. Southland 3-0
W at Lyle/Pacelli 3-0
W at Schaeffer Academy 3-0
Thur. Sept. 9 Lanesboro, postponed until Oct. 11
Tues. Sept. 14 at Houston, postponed
W vs. Glenville-Emmons 3-0
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Sat. Sept. 18 at Waukon Tournament 9 a. m.
Mon. Sept. 20 at Mabel-Canton
Thur. Sept. 23 at Grand Meadow
Sat. Sept. 25 at Dassel-Cokato Tournament 8 a. m.
Thur. Sept. 30 Schaeffer Academy
Tues. Oct. 5 at Lanesboro
Thur. Oct. 7 Kingsland
Tues. Oct. 12 Houston
Thur. Oct. 14 Mabel-Canton
Sat. Oct. 16 at Goodhue Tournament 9 a.m.
Mon. Oct. 18 at LeRoy-Ostrander
B-team Volleyball 2021
4-0 (4-0 SEC)
W vs Southland 2-0 (25-5, 25-13)
W at Lyle/Pacelli 2-0 (25-4, 25-8)
W at Schaefer Academy 2-0 (25-7, 25-8)
W vs. Glenville-Emmons 2-0
C-team Volleyball 2021
3-1 (1-0 SEC)
W vs. Southland 2-0 (25-5, 25-13
W vs. Caledonia 2-1
W vs. Grand Meadow 3-0
L vs. Fillmore Central 1-2