Volleyball: Larks Win Two SEC Matches, Top Southland in Five

Grand Meadow volleyball won two matches on the week to post a four-game win streak. Cathy Paul’s gals first beat Glenville-Emmons 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-13). The Larks were balanced behind Rylee Holst (10 digs), Peyton Nordeng (6 digs), Alyvia Olson (7 kills, 4 digs), Riley Bungum (8 kills), Claire Stier (6 kills), Quinn Schaalma (14 assists, 13-13 serving, 3 aces), Cloey Breitbarth (10 assists, 3 aces), and Holly Weiss (4 kills). GM then got revenge for a sweeping loss earlier in the season by beating rival Southland in five sets, 25-15, 11-25, 25-18, 20-25, 15-7. Olson (9 kills, 8 digs, 4 ace blocks), Bungum (9 kills, 6 digs), Breitbarth (17 assists, 11 digs, 20-21 serving, 2 aces), Holst (15 digs), and Schaalma (20 assists, 6 digs, 24-26 serving) did the best work. Stier (7 kills), Claire Munson (6 kills), Nordeng (5 digs), and Weiss (4 kills) helped. With the wins, the Larks (9-4 SEC, 13-12 overall) won their sixth of seven and moved on the plus side of .500 for the season.