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3
Winner Grand View Uni. GRANDVIE 1-1
1
Dordt University DORDTIA 2-1
Winner
Grand View Uni. GRANDVIE
1-1
3
Final
1
Dordt University DORDTIA
2-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Grand View Uni. GRANDVIE 20 25 25 25 (3)
Dordt University DORDTIA 25 16 21 18 (1)
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Winner Dordt (IA) DORDT (I 3-1
0
Saint Mary SAINT MA 0-1
Winner
Dordt (IA) DORDT (I
3-1
3
Final
0
Saint Mary SAINT MA
0-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Dordt (IA) DORDT (I 25 28 25 (3)
Saint Mary SAINT MA 21 26 22 (0)
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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Athletic Communication Office

Women's Volleyball | Defenders Split Two Matches Friday

The Dordt Defender volleyball team split a pair of matches at the goSarpy.com Classic hosted by Bellevue University on Friday, August 23. The Defenders lost a 3-1 decision to Grand View (Iowa) to start play and rebounded for a 3-0 sweep of Saint Mary (Kan.) to end the day.

VS GRAND VIEW

Grand View def. Dordt 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Dordt grabbed an early lead in set one, taking an 11-4 lead after a string of four points in a row with kills by Myra Carlson, Payton Poppema, an ace serve by Kylie Beckering and a Viking attack error. The Vikings were able to close to within 19-16 after scoring four points in a row but Dordt didn't allow Grand View to get any closer and Dordt won the set 25-20 with Carlee Jackson getting a kill to finish the set.

The Vikings reversed course in set two and took a 10-4 lead and the difference was no less than four the rest of the set the Vikings took a 25-16 decision. Set three Dordt was down  17-13 by kills by Haley Kuperus ad Carlee Jackson along with block by Payton Doenhoefer and Mary Carlson helped tie the set at 17.  It was tied again at 18 and 19 before Grand View scored back-to-back points to lead 21-19 and the Vikings took a 2-1 set lead with a 25-21 lead.

Grand View led 10-5 and fought off a Dordt rally to tie it at 10-10 and again at 13-13. Four points in a row by the Vikings gave them a lead they never relinquished for a 25-18 win.

THE NUMBERS  
VS SAINT MARY

Dordt def. Saint Mary (Kan.) 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 25-22)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Dordt bounced back from a loss to Grand View with a win over Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference member Saint Mary 3-0. The meeting was the first in history between the two teams.

Dordt led set one from the start and took a 14-7 lead and the Spires got back to within 21-20, scoring five out of six points before Haley Kuperus recorded a kill to stop the run. The Kuperus kill started a run of three points in a row for a 24-20 advantage before winning 25-21.

Saint Mary ran off five points in a row for an 11-7 lead in set two and the Spires extended the lead to 19-12 with five out of six points.  Myra Carlson had back to back kills followed by a Saint Mary attack error. The Spires scored a point and Dordt followed with another Carlson kill and Kylie Beckering added an ace serve. A pair of Saint Mary points seemed to stop the threat but Dordt made one more rally as Payton Doenhoefer had a kill to ignite a four point rally.  Saint Mary scored two out of three points to get to set point but a bad set by the Spires followed by an Ellie Dokter kill tied it at 24-24. Saint Mary had two more set point serves but Dordt withstood both and Ellie Dokter had a kill to tie the set 26-26 and Peyton Poppema had a kill followed by a Dokter kill to end it 28-26.

Dordt took a lead it never relinquished at 5-4 and held off Saint Mary's rallies to tie it twice and went on to win 25-22. The final tie was 14-14.

THE NUMBERS
Dordt had a 46-42 kills advantage and a 7-5 ace serves edge.
Dordt scored six points on blocks and a 74-67 digs edge.
NEXT

Dordt will face no. 25 rated Ottawa (Kan.) and John Brown (Ark.) on Saturday, August 24.
 
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