Photo by Lee Epps
Spring Grove’s 39 kills were three times that of visiting Southland in the Section 1A Round of 16 volleyball match-up on Oct. 26. With the No. 4 section seed, the Lions improved to 22-6 by routing the Rebels, 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-16). No. 13 seed Southland (16-8) had defeated No. 20 Schaeffer Academy, 3-0, to advance to the Round of 16. Spring Grove has won all four matches since the Rebels rejoined the Southeast Conference.
Both teams had opened the season with a 3-0 Lion win at Southland. The Lion attack was more productive in this rematch (33% efficiency) than in that season lid-lifter (27%) while the Rebels again had more hitting errors than kills. Hailey Normann posted 9 kills with only 14 swings (64%). Kendal VanMinsel had 27 set assists as Jordis Neeley led scoring with 11 kills and a block while Joelle Halverson added 8 kills and a block. Katelyn Kraus contributed 3 kills (no errors) with only 5 attacks (60%).
Emerson Ingvalson served 23 for 24 with 4 aces, but serving was not a determining factor in scoring overall. The Lions finished with one more serving misfire (9) than aces (8). The Rebels served 7 aces with 6 errors. Izabel Kaufmann was the dig leader with 10.
Match Totals
Earned Points: SG 50 (39K, 3B, 8A), Sou 22 (13K, 2B, 7A)
Total Errors: SG 22, Sou 28
Attacks: SG 79, Sou 62
Kills/Errors: SG 39/13, Sou 13/16
Hitting Efficiency: SG 33%, Sou 0%
Ace Blocks: SG 3, Sou 2
Serving: SG 88% (65-74), Sou 86% (37-43)
Aces/Errors: SG 8/9, Sou 7/6
Digs: SG 28, Sou 20
INDIVIDUALS
Digs 28: Izabel Kaufmann 10, Sydney Holland 6, Kendal VanMinsel 5, Katelyn Kraus 5, Jordis Neeley 2. Set Assists 35: Kendal VanMinsel 27, Sydney Holland 4, Joelle Halverson 2, Emerson Ingvalson 1, Katelyn Kraus 1. Kills 39: Jordis Neeley 10, Hailey Normann 9, Joelle Halverson 8, Emerson Ingvalson 5, Kendal VanMinsel 3, Katelyn Kraus 3, Izabel Kaufmann 1. Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: Hailey Normann 64% (9-0/14); Katelyn Kraus 60% (3-0/5)l; Joelle Halverson 38% (8-2/16); Jordis Neeley 25% (10-6/20); Kendal VanMinsel 25% (3-1/8); Emerson Ingvalson 18% (5-3/11). Ace Blocks 3: Jordis Neeley 1.0 (2 assists), Joelle Halverson 1.0 (2 assists), Kendal VanMinsel 0.5 (1 assist), Hailey Normann 0.5 (1 assist). Service Aces 8: Emerson Ingvalson 4. Kendal VanMinsel 1, Katie Klug 1, Izabel Kaufmann 1, Sydney Holland 1. Serving: Katie Klug 100% (9-9); Emerson Ingvalson 96% (23-24); Kendal VanMinsel 88% (7-8), Jordis Neeley 82% (9-11); Izabel Kaufmann 80% (8-10); Sydney Holland 75% (9-12). Scoring 50: Jordis Neeley 11.0 (10K, 1B); Hailey Normann 9.5 (9K, 0.5B); Joelle Halverson 9.0 (8K, 1B); Emerson Ingvalson 9.0 (5K,4A); Kendal VanMinsel 4.5 (3K, 0.5B,1A); Katelyn Kraus 3.0 (3K); Izabel Kaufmann 2.0 (1K,1A); Katie Klug 1.0 (1A); Sydney Holland 1.0 (1A)