The Spring Grove volleyball girls scored five of the final six points to overtake visiting Grand Meadow in the first set and then went on to less dramatic decisions in the next two sets to sweep the Superlarks, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-15) on Sept. 22. Grand Meadow, the current the leader in the SEC West Division left the court at 8-5 (6-2 SEC). The state-ranked No. 9 Lions remained in second place in the SEC East at 13-1 (7-1 SEC).
Neither team was as sharp as desired; Spring Grove was not in top form with 38 kills and 17 attack errors (15% efficiency), but that was far better than the visitors 0% efficiency, with just as many attack miscues (24) as kills (24). The Lions increased their advantage at the net with a solid 8-block performance, while GM scored with three rejections.
Photo by Lee Epps
The Superlarks, however, were better at the service line with 6 aces and only 2 misfires (56 for 58, 97%). Spring Grove – for the second straight match – finished with more service errors (8) than aces (7) while serving 89%. Kenadee Gerard was one exception while serving 14 for 15 with 3 aces. And there was one ace without error from Addyson McHugh (13 for 13).
Maggie Lile defended with 13 digs along with 11 saves each from Kendal VanMinsel and McHugh. Katelyn Kraus contributed to 5 blocks. McHugh had one solo block and 2 block assists. On offense, VanMinsel provided 30 set assists while Gerard scored with 10 kills, McHugh 8 kills, Lydia Solum 8 and Joelle Halverson 6.
The Lion B-team remained unbeaten at 8-0 while sweeping both sets against GM, 25-7and 25-21. The C-team/freshmen (6-2) also defeated the Larks, 25-22 and 25-19.
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Varsity Match Totals
Earned Points: SG 51 (36K, 8B, 7A); GM 33 (24K, 3B, 6A)
Total Errors: SG ,27 GM 32
Attacks: SG 123, GM 109
Kills/Errors: SG 36/17, GM 24/24
Hitting Efficiency: SG 15%, GM 0%
Ace Blocks: SG 8, GM 3
Serving: SG 89% (66-74), GM 97% (56-58)
Aces/Errors: SG 7/8, GM 6/2
Digs: SG 52, GM 61
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INDIVIDUALS
Digs 52: Maggie Lile 13, Addyson McHugh 11, Kendal VanMinsel 11, Sydney Holland 5, Kenadee Gerard 4, Katelyn Kraus 2, Lydia Solum 2, Joelle Halverson 2, Madilyn Ostern 2
Set Assists 32: Kendal VanMinsel 30, Maggie Lile 1, Addyson McHugh 1
Kills 36: Kenadee Gerard 10,Addyson McHugh 8, Lydia Solum 8 , Joelle Halverson 6, Katelyn Kraus 3, Kendal VanMinsel 1
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: Joelle Halverson 29% (6-1/17); Lydia Solum 28% (8-3/18); Addyson McHugh 25% (8-3/20); Kenadee Gerard 9% (10-6/47)
Ace Blocks 8: Katelyn Kraus 2.5 (5 assists); Addy McHugh 2.0 (1 solo, 2 assists); Kenadee Gerard 1.5 (3 assists); Kendal VanMinsel 1.5 (3 assists); Joelle Halverson 0.5 (1 assist)
Service Aces 7: Kenadee Gerard 3, Maggie Lile 1, Addyson McHugh 1, Lydia Solum 1, Kendal VanMinsel 1
Serving 89 87%: Maggie Lile 87% (13-15); Addyson McHugh 100% (13-13); Kylie Reynolds 100% (1-1); Lydia Solum 94% (15-16); Kenadee Gerard 93% (14-15); Sydney Holland 67% (4-6); Kendal VanMinsel 75% (6-8)
Scoring 51: Kenadee Gerard 14.5 (10K, 1.5 B, 3A); Addyson McHugh 11.0 (8K, 2B, 1A; Lydia Solum 9.0 (8K, 1A); Joelle Halverson 6.5 (6K, 0.5 B; Katelyn Kraus 5.5 (3K, 2.5 B); Kendal VanMinsel 3.5 (1K, 1.5 B, 1A); Maggie Lile 1.0 (1A)
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Spring Grove Volleyball 2021 (varsity approximately 7:15 p.m.)
13 wins, 1 loss (7-1 SEC)
W at Southland 3-0
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 3-0
W at Schaffer Academy 3-0
W at Lanesboro 3-0
W vs. Houston 3-0
W at Glenville-Emmons 3-0
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Waukon Tournament
W vs. Postville, Iowa 2-0
W vs. Crestwood, Iowa 2-0
W vs. (Lansing) Kee, Iowa 2-0
W vs. MFL/MarMac, Iowa 2-0
W vs. Waukon, Iowa 2-0
W vs. Crestwood, Iowa 2-0
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L vs. Mabel-Canton 1-3
W vs. Grand Meadow 3-0
09/23-24 at Class A Showcase, Burnsville
09/29 Schaeffer Academy
10/03 Lanesboro
10/06 at Kingsland
10/11 at Houston
10/13 at Mabel-Canton
10/15 at Goodhue Tournament
10/17 LeRoy-Ostrander
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B-team Volleyball 2021
8 wins, 0 losses
W at Southland 2-0 (25-13, 25-18)
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 2-0 (25-7, 25-7)
W at Schaeffer Academy 2-0 (25-4, 25-7)
W at Lanesboro 2-0 (25-11, 25-16)
W vs. Houston 2-0 (25-4, 25-9)
W at Glenville-Emmons 2-0 (25-12, 25-8)
W vs. Mabel-Canton 2-0 (25-15, 25-16)
W vs. Grand Meadow 2-0 (25-7, 25-21)
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C-team (freshman) Volleyball 2021
6 wins, 2 losses
L at Southland 1-2 (21-25, 25-14, 12-15)
W vs. Southland 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 15-8)
W vs. Caledonia 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 15-13)
W vs. Fillmore Central 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 15-9)
W at Lanesboro 2-0 (25-18, 25-20)
W vs. Houston 2-0 (25-4, 25-7)
L vs. Mabel-Canton 0-2 (20-25, 14-25)
W vs. Grand Meadow 2-0 (25-22, 25-19)