The Dordt Defender volleyball team was a 3-1 winner over no. 6 ranked Park (Missouri) to go 4-0 this weekend at an event hosted by the College of Saint Mary in North Sioux City, South Dakota.
Dordt lost a lead late in set one to fall 26-24 but bounced back with wins of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-19 in sets two, three and four.
I'm extremely proud of how resilient we were this weekend. We faced numerous challenges and four very tough opponents . I'm happy with our grit and competitive intensity but most importantly our im happy to see us clicking as a team.  We don't quit- and we showed that this weekend.Â
-Dordt Head Coach Jacki Smith
Dordt was up 19-14 in set one after a block by Brenna Krommendyk and Alli Timmermans, but the Pirates staged a mutiny and took a 21-20 lead. Back to back Dordt points on an Alli Timmermans kill and a Park attack error gave Dordt the lead back at 22-21 and Dordt was still up 23-22 when Park scored two in a row to get to set point. Dordt got it tied at 24-24 on a Corrina Timmermans kill but Park scored the next two points on an error and ace serve for a 26-24 win.
It took Dordt a bit to regroup in set two and trailed 20-18. A Grace Langemeier kill and a block tied the score at 20 and it was tied against at 21 before Dordt took the lead on an attack error at 22-21. A Corrina Timmermans kill followed by a Lydia Van Kley ace serve got Dordt to set point and an Alli Timmermans block tied the match at 1-1 with a 25-23 win.
The Defenders led much of set three and never allowed Park to gain momentum in securing a 25-21 win and Dordt followed suit in set four, taking the lead for good at 10-9 and won by the eventual 25-19 margin.
THE NUMBERS
Corrina Timmermans had 16 kills and six digs in the win.
Isabella Cumana had eight kills and Ellie Voss added seven kills and four block assists.
Brenna Krommendyk and Allison Timmermans each had six kills and Krommendyk got credit for four solo blocks and four block assists.
Sophie Johnson and Megan Raszler had 25 and 20 digs each and Raszler had two service aces.
Makenna Kooima had 17 digs.
Park had a 51-48 kill edge but also accounted for 31 attack errors.
Dordt had a .246 kill efficiency and Dordt scored 14 points on blocks.
The Defenders are now 6-2 and will open GPAC play on Wednesday night against Dakota Wesleyan at the DeWitt Gym.
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