The Dordt Defender volleyball team earned its sixth win of the conference season with a 3-1 win over the Mount Marty Lancers in Yankton, South Dakota on Thursday night. Dordt improved to 12-8 overall with the win.
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The Defenders controlled the first set and led 11-5 after a three-point run and stretched the lead to 17-9 with a four-point run that included kills by
Ellie Dokter,
Myra Carlson and
Sara Holleman. The Lancers were never able to make the set close and the Defenders were 25-15 winners.
Set two was a tight affair with 13 ties up to 20-20. The Lancers proceeded to score five of the last seven points and never let the Defenders tie the set again for the 25-22 win. Dordt also lost
Ayden Den Herder for the remainder of the match midway through the set when the junior left with an injury.
The Lancers kept the momentum rolling with a 10-7 lead after a four point run but a service error ended the streak. After a Mount Marty kill pushed the difference back to 11-8, Dordt went on to chip away at the difference and took the lead at 16-15 on a
Myra Carlson block. Mount Marty never led again in the set and Dordt went on to win 25-20 with kills by
Ellie Dokter and
Tarren Spartz and a block by
Haley Kuperus for Dordt's final three points.
A seven-point run by Dordt early in set four swung the score from an 8-4 deficit to an 11-8 advantage and the Defenders held on for the 25-21 win after Mount Marty had the lead down to 22-21. Dordt's final two points were recorded off kills by
Myra Carlson.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt had a 53-48 kills advantage for the match and hit for a .248 kill efficiency while limiting Mount Marty to .120.
- Dordt had a 5-1 ace serves advantage with a 14-5 points from blocks edge.
- Ellie Dokter led Dordt with 18 kills and a .417 kill efficiency.
- Tarren Spartz had 12 kills and Sara Holleman added nine kills.
- Carlee Jackson put up 28 assists and Kelly McArthur had 12 assists and four kills.
- Kylie Beckering and Madison Vis had 14 and 13 digs respectively.
NEXT
Dordt will face the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday, October 12.
