Photo by Lee Epps
Kendal VanMinsel recorded her 1,000th career set assist as Spring Grove rolled to three wins and a purely pool-play tourney at Waukon. Due to lack of officials, there was no action beyond pool play nor any overall tourney champion. The Lions (4-1, 7-1) posted 2-0 wins over Waukon, Riceville and Turkey Valley. SG won the tournament last year and in 2018. Earlier in the week, the Lions dismissed visiting and defending SEC West champion Grand Meadow 3-0 (25-10 25-15, 25-11). The Superlarks (3-2, 6-7) led only once when scoring the first points of set three. While the Lions finished off 43 kills with only eight errors (strong 39% efficiency), the Larks managed only 16 kills with 16 misfires. For SG, Hailey Normann had 9 kills with only 10 attacks. Joelle Halverson led with 13 kills. Jordis Neeley was the leading scorer with 9 kills and 5 ace serves plus a team-best 10 digs. In addition to 33 assists, 3 kills, 9 digs, VanMinsel served 6 aces. GM was led by Haylie Paul (4 kills), Gracie Foster (4 kills, 6 digs), Hallie Hendrickson (11 assists), and Cheyenne Bakken (12 digs). Overall, Grove served 11 aces with 8 errors. GM served three aces, three errors. Early morning tourney pool play saw SG defeat host Waukon 21-17 and 21-14. The Lions did not play well in the first set versus Riceville, trailing 16-20 (21 points win) before sweeping the final six points to win 22-20. Momentum carried into set two with a 21-12 Lion victory. The day ended with VanMinsel’s 1000th assist during a 2-0 (21-13, 21-18) win over Turkey Valley. For the day, VanMinsel logged 53 assists while Neeley attacked with 25 kills (11 errors), Normann 10 kills (1 error), and Halverson 10 kills (4 errors). Sydney Holland defended with 27 digs. Serving was spotty with 16 aces and 17 errant serves. Halverson served 20 for 20 with 3 aces, Neeley 23 for 24 with 4 aces. SG (4-1, 7-1) trails M-C (6-0, 19-0) in the SEC-East.
Leave a Reply