The Dordt Defender volleyball team was a 3-1 winner over Rocky Mountain (Montana) on Friday afternoon at an event hosted by the College of Saint Mary in North Sioux City, South Dakota.
The Defenders used a 5-0 run  in the first set to go from up 8-6 to 13-6, punctuating the run with a kill by
Brenna Krommendyk. Rocky Mountain never put together a threat and surrendered another five point run as Dordt went up 21-9. After a Rocky Mountain point the Defenders strung together another three points, effectively finishing the set as
Isabella Cumana scored a kill and
Grace Langemeier officially ended it with a kill for a 25-12 win.
Dordt rolled to four straight points to start set two but the Grizzlies scored five in a row to get some momentum. The Defenders had an answer and a
Corrina Timmermans kill made it 10-8. From there it was all Rocky Mountain as the Grizzlies eventually built the lead to 22-14 and won by an eventual 25-15 score.
Set three saw Rocky Moutain get up 5-0 immediately but Dordt tied it at 7-7 and the Defenders never trailed again, steadily pulling away to 25-14 win, finishing the set on a 7-0 run.
The match appeared destined for five sets as Rocky Mountain held an 11-7 lead but Cumana got a kill to start the Defender rally. Dordt pulled even at 12-12 and ran off seven in a row for a 15-12 lead and the Grizzlies were playing catch up the rest of the set and never got closer than two, the last time at 22-20.Â
Ellie Voss's kill followed by a
Corrina Timmermans and
Brenna Krommendyk block extended the lead to set point at 24-20 and Timmermans ended it with a kill for a 25-21 win.
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