The Spring Grove girls served an extraordinary 99% in a Sept. 15 runaway road win at Glenville-Emmons, 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-13). The Lions put 73 of 74 serves in play with nine aces. Kenadee Gerard served eight times with three aces. Nine different Lions served without error. With a 14th straight win in the series with the Wolverines, Spring Grove improved to 6-0 (6-0 SEC) while the Wolverines slipped to 3-7 (2-4 SEC).
File photo by Lee Epps
At the net, the Lions amassed a 43-to-15 scoring advantage with 38 kills and 5 ace blocks. Gerard put away 11 kills (a strong 32% efficiency) and Addyson McHugh 10 kills (25% efficiency) while Kendal VanMinsel had 27 set assists.
On defense, McHugh contributed to 4 blocks (2 solo, 2 assists) and was credited with 10 digs. Premier passer on offense, Maggie Lile led the defense with 16 digs. Sydney Holland had 9 digs and Gerard 6.
G-E broke even at the service line with 4 aces and 4 errors, but lost ground near the net with 13 kills and 20 hitting errors. After the Lions scored first in all three sets, including the first three points of the first set and the first eight points of the second set. The home team led only once at 2-1 in set three before Spring Grove scored the next five points.
The Lion B-team is also unbeaten after six matches with a 2-0 win over G-E (25-12, 25-8).
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Varsity Match Totals
Earned Points: SG 52 (38K, 5B, 9A); GE 19 (13K, 2B, 4A)
Total Errors: SG 21, GE 27
Attacks: SG 113, GE 96
Kills/Errors: SG 38/15, GE 13/20
Hitting Efficiency: SG 20%, GE 0%
Ace Blocks: SG 5, GE 2
Serving: SG 99% (73-64), GE 89% (33-37)
Aces/Errors: SG 9/1, GE 4/4
Digs: SG 61, GE 55
Lion INDIVIDUALS
Digs 61: Maggie Lile 16, Addyson McHugh 10, Sydney Holland 9, Kenadee Gerard 6, Kendal VanMinsel 5, Joelle Halverson 3, Kylie Reynolds 3, Izabel Kaufmann 2, Madilyn Ostern 2, Katelyn Kraus 2, Jordis Neeley 2, Peyton Thompson 1
Set Assists 35: Kendal VanMinsel 27, Maggie Lile 4, Izabel Kaufmann 2, Kenadee Gerard 1, Madilyn Ostern 1
Kills 38: Kenadee Gerard 11, Addyson McHugh 10, Lydia Solum 5, Katelyn Kraus 4, Joelle Halverson 3, Peyton Thompson 2, Maggie Lile 1, Kendal VanMinsel 1, Jordis Neeley 1
Hitting efficiency (K-E/att) Leaders: Peyton Thompson 67% (2-0/3), Katelyn Kraus 57% (4-0/7), Jordis Neeley 33% (1-0/3), Kenadee Gerard 32% (11-3/25), Addyson McHugh 25% (10-4/24), Lydia Solum 21% (5-2/14), Maggie Lile 17% (1-0/6),
Ace Blocks 5: Addy McHugh 3.0 (2 solo, 2 assists), Kenadee Gerard 0.5 (1 assist), Lydia Solum 0.5 (1 assist), Peyton Thompson 0.5 (1 assist), Jordis Neeley 0.5 (1 assist)
Service Aces 9: Kenadee Gerard 3, Maggie Lile 2, Addyson McHugh 2, Sydney Holland1, Izabel Kaufmann 1
Serving: Addyson McHugh 100% (20-20), Maggie Lile 100% (17-17), Kenadee Gerard 100% (8-8), Lydia Solum 100% (6-6), Kendal VanMinsel 100% (6-6), Izabel Kaufmann 100% (5-5), Peyton Thompson 100% (3-3), Madilyn Ostern 100% (2-2), Joelle Halverson 100% (1-1), Sydney Holland 83% (5-6)
Scoring : Addyson McHugh 15.0 (10K, 3B, 2A), Kenadee Gerard 14.5 (11K, 0.5B, 3A), Lydia Solum 5.5 (5K, 0.5B), Katelyn Kraus 4.0 (4K), Maggie Lile 3.0 (1K, 2A), Joelle Halverson 3.0 (3K), Peyton Thompson 2.5 (2K, 0.5B), Kendal VanMinsel 2.0 (1K, 1A), Jordis Neeley 1.5 (1K, 0.5B), Izabel Kaufmann 1.0 (1A).
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Spring Grove Volleyball 2021 (varsity approximately 7:15 p.m.)
6 wins, no losses (5-0 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
09/17 at Waukon Tournament
09/20 Mabel-Canton
09/22 Grand Meadow
09/23-24 at Tournament
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
6 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)
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C-team (freshman) Volleyball 2021
5 wins, 1 loss
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)