FINAL
Dakota State def. Dordt 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 18-25, 27-25)
Rocky Mountain def. Dordt 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-23)
VS DAKOTA STATE
The Dordt Defender volleyball team dropped a 3-1 battle with Dakota State to open play for both teams at a Labor Day Classic hosted by the College of Saint Mary in North Sioux City, South Dakota.
Dordt never led in set one, battling back to tie the score at 9-9 after a 4-0 deficit to begin and then lost set two 25-22 after surrendering the lead at 6-5 as part of a 6-0 run to take an 8-5 lead. The
Defenders got things going their way in the third set to lead 7-1 right away and maintained a healthy lead the rest of the way for a 25-18 win to get within 2-1.
Set four saw Dakota State get out to a 14-10 lead before an 8-1 Defender run put them up by three on a
Sophie Johnson kill. Dakota State tied it at 19-19 and the Trojans were up 23-21 before
Riley Doenhoefer got a kill followed by an
Ellie Dokter kill. A Dakota State attack error got Dordt to set point but a service error after a timeout tied it but Dakota State gave the point right back on an attack error. A kill tied the score again and back to back aces by the Trojans gave them the match win.
THE NUMBERS VS DAKOTA STATE
VS ROCKY MOUNTAIN
The Defender women earned a win in set one of their match with Rocky Mountain but weren't able to sustain the momentum for the remainder of the match, dropping the last three sets, two of them by a minimum two-point difference.
Dordt never trailed in set one and took an 18-10 run by virtue of a four-point streak, capped by a
Tarren Spartz kill. The Defenders maintained the advantage the rest of the way and secured a 25-17 win.
Set two featured a Dordt rally to take the lead at 12-11 but Dordt relinquished an eventual 14-12 advantage and trailed 19-17. The Defenders were as close as 22-21 and 23-22 after
Riley Doenhoefer and
Ellie Dokter kills but Rocky Mountain never surrendered the lead and won 25-23.
A run of points midway through set three gave Rocky Mountain a 24-12 lead in the set and they went on to win 25-13. Dordt fought back to tie set four at 18-18 after trailing much of the way but a three point run put the Grizzlies in control. Three kills in a row by
Tarren Spartz tied the set 21-21 but the Grizzlies score four of the next six to win 25-23.
THE NUMBERS VS ROCKY MOUNTAIN
- Dordt had a 60-55 kills advantage but Rocky Mountain's kill efficiency was .241 while Dordt's was .199.
- Dordt had five points from blocks while Rocky Mountain had seven. Dordt committed nine service errors with two aces and Rocky Mountain had four aces with two errors.
- Tarren Spartz and Riley Doenhoefer had 14 kills each and Ellie Dokter had 13 with three block assists.
- Bryleigh Schweer had nine kills and Sophie Johnson put up 48 assists.
- Makenna Kooima got to 24 digs and Johnson had 18 while Macy Kamler had 15 with two service aces.
NEXT
Dordt will face Mount Mercy at 11:00 on Saturday and Viterbo at 3:00.
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