The Spring Grove girls dominated a matchup between the two SEC division runners-up. The Lions thus closed the regular season with the straight-sets road win at LeRoy-Ostrander on Oct. 18. Spring Grove (18-9, 12-2 SEC East) then received the No. 4 seed in the 20-team Section 1A Tournament, which for the first time is scheduled in one large bracket instead of two sub-section brackets. LeRoy-Ostrander (12-11, 9-5 SEC) received the No. 11 seed. It was the Lion’s 13th consecutive volleyball victory versus the Cardinals.
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The Lion B-team also defeated the Cardinals in straight sets – 25-14, 25-13 and finished the season with a 15-2 record, including a 12-1 conference mark. There was no C-team (freshman) match, but those Lion ladies had previously closed the campaign at 10-1 with a prefect 8-0 record against conference competition.
Spring Grove 3 @LeRoy-Osdtrander 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-18)
Spring Grove never trailed while scoring the first four points in both sets one and three and taking the first two points in the second set. The Lions served 96% with twice as many aces (6) as errors (3) and hit with a good 27% efficiency with considerably more kills (45) than attacking miscues (12). The Cardinals had less success near the net with 26 kills and 15 errors (11% efficiency). L-O served consistently at 93% but had a scoring deficit from the service line with 2 aces and 3 misfires. The Redbirds’ only scoring advantage came with two ace blocks, while the Lions accomplished all their scoring at the net with kills. A dozen Grove girls were credited with kills and nine Lions had digs.
Rachel Norman had a stellar all-around performance, directing the Lion attack with 25 assists in addition to scoring herself with 5 kills on only 8 attacks. She served 22 for 23 with 4 aces and defended with 9 digs. Maggie Lile also displayed versatility with quality passes while contributing 12 digs, 8 set assists and 4 kills.
Kenadee Gerard scored with 11 kills along with one assist and 6 digs. Addyson McHugh served 13 for 13 and tallied with 10 kills, assisted on two more kills and came up with 8 digs. Julia Halverson dug 7 times and aired up 2 back-row assists. Lydia Solum served 9 for 9 with an ace and had 2 kills on only 9 swings with no errors. Katelyn Kraus put away 3 kills with only 5 error-free attacks. Madilyn Ostern served 4 for 4 with an ace. For the Cardinals, Gracie O’Byrne had 21 digs.
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Match Totals Varsity
Earned Points: SG 51 (45K, 6A), LO 31 (26K, 3B, 2A)
Total Errors: SG 15, LO 24
Attacks: SG 121, LO 99
Kills/Errors: SG 45/12, LO 26/15
Hitting Efficiency: SG 27%, LO 11%
Ace Blocks: SG 0, LO 2
Serving: SG 96% (71-74), LO 93% (41-44)
Aces/Errors: SG 6/3, LO 2/3
Digs: SG 51, LO 55
Lion INDIVIDUALS
Digs 51: Maggie Lile 12, Rachel Normann 9, Addyson McHugh 8, Julia Halverson 7, Kenadee Gerard 6, McKenzie Fisch 4, Lydia Solum 2, Danika Holty 2, Sydney Holland 1
Set Assists 39: Rachel Normann25, Maggie Lile 8, Addyson McHugh 2, Julia Halverson 2, Kendal Van Minsel 1, Kenadee Gerard 1
Kills 45: Kenadee Gerard 11, Addyson McHugh 10, Rachel Normann 5, Maggie Lile 4, Katelyn Kraus 3, Lydia Solum 2, Sydney Holland 2, Peyton Thompson 2, Brielle Neeley 2, Julia Halverson 2, Kendal Van Minsel 1, Danika Holty 1
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: Rachel Normann 63% (5-0/8); Katelyn Kraus 60% (3-0/5); Kendal Van Minsel 50% (1-0/2); Danika Holty 50% (1-0/2); Julia Halverson 40% (2-0/5); Brielle Neeley 33% (2-0/6); Addyson McHugh 27% (10-3/26); Maggie Lile 25% (4-1/12); Lydia Solum 22% (2-0/9); Peyton Thompson 20% (2-1/5); Kenadee Gerard 19% (11-5/32); Sydney Holland 13% (2-1/8)
Ace Blocks: none
Service Aces 6: Rachel Normann 4, Lydia Solum 1, Madilyn Ostern 1
Serving 96% (71-74): Addyson McHugh 100% (13-13), Lydia Solum 100% (9-9), Kenadee Gerard 100% (6-6), Madilyn Ostern 100% (4-4), Maggie Lile 100% (2-2), Danika Holty 100% (1-1), Kylie Reynolds 100% (1-1), Rachel Normann 96% (22-23), Julia Halverson 90% (9-10), Sydney Holland (0-1)
Scoring 51: Kenadee Gerard 11 (11K); Addyson McHugh 10 (10K); Rachel Normann 9 (5K, 4A); Maggie Lile 4 (4K); Lydia Solum 3 (2K, 1A); Katelyn Kraus 3 (3K); Sydney Holland 2 (2K); Peyton Thompson 2 (2K); Brielle Neeley 2 (2K); Julia Halverson 2 (2K); Madilyn Ostern 1 (1A); Kendal Van Minsel 1 (1K); Danika Holty 1 (1K)
SEC East – end of regular season
Mabel-Canton 14-0 (28-4 season)
Spring Grove 12-2 (18-9 season)
Lanesboro 9-5 (17-10)
Houston 4-10 (4-15)
Schaeffer Academy 1-13 (1-19 season)
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SEC West – end of regular season
Grand Meadow 12-2 (18-10 season)
LeRoy-Ostrander 9-5 (12-11 season)
Kingsland 6-8 (13-13 season)
Glenville-Emmons 5-9 (12-14 season)
Southland 5-9 (7-15 season)
Lyle/Pacelli 0-14 (1-24 season)
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Spring Grove Volleyball 2021 (18-9,12-2 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 until Oct. 6
W vs. Glenville-Emmons 3-0
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at Waukon Tournament
W vs. Central Elkader 2-0
W vs. Postville 2-0
L vs. Waukon 0-2
W vs. Crestwood 2-0
L vs. Waukon 10-2
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L at Mabel-Canton 0-3
W at Grand Meadow 3-0
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at Dassel-Cokato Tournament
L vs. Melrose 0-2
L vs. Eden Valley-Watkins 0-2
L vs. Dassel-Cokato 0-2
W vs. Kimball 2-0
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W vs. Schaeffer Academy 3-0
W at Lanesboro 3-0
W at Houston 3-0
W vs. Kingsland 3-0
W vs. Lanesboro 3-0
W vs. Houston 3-0
L vs. Mabel-Canton 2-3
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at Goodhue Tournament
L vs. Medford 0-2
L vs. Lake City 0-23
W vs. Hayfield 2-1
W vs. Alden-Conger 2-1
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W at LeRoy-Ostrander 3-0
B-team Volleyball 2021
15-2 (12-1 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
L at Mabel-Canton 0-2 (24-26, 22-25)
W at Grand Meadow 2-0 (25-23, 25-12
W vs. Melrose 2-0 (25-18, 25-21)
L vs. Dassel-Cokato 1-2 (25-7, 20-25, 13-15)
W vs. Eden Valley-Watkins 2-0 (25-17, 25-10)
W vs. Rockford 2-0 (25-16, 25-20)
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 2-0 (25-12, 25-4)
W at Lanesboro 2-0 (25-22, 25-14)
W vs. Kingsland 2-0 (25-15, 25-13)
W vs. Lanesboro 2-0 (25-10, 25-14)
W vs. Houston 2-0 (25-5, 25-11)
W vs. Mabel-Canton 2-1 (19-25, 25-22, 18-16)
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 2-0 (25-14, 25-13)
C-team Volleyball 2021
10-1 (8-0 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
W at Mabel-Canton 2-0 (26-24, 25-23)
W at Grand Meadow 2-0 (25-11, 25-22
W at Lanesboro 2-0 (25-9, 25-11)
W vs. Kingsland 2-0 (25-13, 25-17)
W vs. Lanesboro 2-0 (25-8, 25-12)
W vs. Houston 2-0 (25-9, 25-6)
W vs. Mabel-Canton 2-0 (25-7, 25-8)