The Dordt University women's volleyball team overcame a first-set setback to defeat Mount Marty University 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-22) in a Great Plains Athletic Conference matchup on Friday night at Cimpl Arena.
Box Score (PDF)
With the victory, Dordt improves to 12-7 overall and 3-4 in GPAC play, while Mount Marty drops to 10-13 on the season and 0-7 in conference action.
How It Happened
Set 1: Mount Marty jumped out to an early advantage and held off a late Defender rally. Despite Dordt closing within striking distance behind aces from
Haley Wielenga and
Chloe Huisman, the Lancers closed out the opening frame 25-21.
Set 2: Dordt answered with cleaner offense in the second set, hitting .242 as a team. Key kills from
Ellie Weg,
Shayna Van Dyken, and
Laney Wolfswinkel allowed the Defenders to build a lead. After the Lancers closed the gap late, consecutive kills by Weg and a Mount Marty attack error secured a 25-20 win for Dordt to level the match.
Set 3: The Defenders dominated the third set from the service line and at the net, hitting .226 while holding Mount Marty to a -.139 attack percentage.
Peyton Poppema delivered three
service aces during a set-clinching 5-0 run to close out a decisive 25-14 victory.
Set 4: Mount Marty raced out to a 6-0 lead in the fourth frame before the Defenders mounted a steady comeback. Dordt chipped away behind strong attacks from Van Dyken and timely blocks from
Ada Dekkers and
Haley Kuperus. After tying the set at 7-7, the teams traded points until the Defenders edged ahead late, clinching the match 25-22 on a combined block by Dekkers and Kuperus.
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Team Comparison
Kills advantage Dordt 47-34
Kill Efficiency advantage Dordt .100-.022
Aces advantage Dordt 9-8
Digs advantage Dordt 63-55
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By the Numbers
Shayna Van Dyken led the Defender attack with a match-high 14 kills while hitting .357.
Laney Wolfswinkel posted 11 kills and contributed at the net with 3 total blocks.
Haley Kuperus and
Ellie Weg each tallied 9 kills, with Weg hitting an efficient .333.
Carlee Jackson dished out a team-best 22 assists, while
Chloe Huisman added 17 assists and 3 service aces.
Haley Wielenga had a match-high 19 digs, followed by
Kylie Beckering with 17 digs.
Peyton Poppema recorded a match-high 4 service aces.
Ada Dekkers collected a team-high 7 total blocks (1 solo, 6 assists), while Kuperus added 4 blocks.
Next Up
Dordt continues GPAC road action with a match against the College of Saint Mary on Saturday, October 3.
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