Box Score Fayette, Missouri - Grand View defeated Central Methodist (Mo.) in four sets, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 25-13, Friday night at Puckett Field House in Fayette, Missouri. The Vikings improve to 13-10 overall and 8-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.

Set 1

Aydia Mayotte opened the match with a service ace, and the teams traded points through ties at 1, 2, 3 and 4. Ava Renner's kill gave Grand View a 5-4 edge, and a Central Methodist error and a block from Jocelyn Barrett and Victoria Gasparini made it 7-4. The Vikings stretched the lead to 10-7 on a Barrett kill, then a block from Lindsey Hrbek and Juliana Neves, a Maria Eduarda dos Passos kill and another Central Methodist error made it 13-8 and forced a Central Methodist timeout. Kills from Gasparini, Renner and Barrett pushed the lead to 17-12 and forced a second Central Methodist timeout. Central Methodist cut it to 20-18 and Grand View called timeout, then dos Passos put away two kills, at 21-18 and 22-20, and a Renner kill made it 24-22. A Central Methodist error ended the set, 25-22.

Set 2

Grand View jumped out to a 5-2 lead behind kills from dos Passos, Renner and Hrbek. Central Methodist battled back and the set was tied at 6, 7, 8 and 10, with the Vikings getting kills from Hrbek and dos Passos to stay within striking distance. Central Methodist pulled ahead midway through, and Grand View called timeout down 16-12. The Vikings kept fighting, getting kills from Renner and Gasparini, and closed the set with three straight points, a Hrbek kill, a dos Passos kill and a block from Hrbek and Gasparini, to trim a 24-18 deficit to 24-21 before Central Methodist took the set, 25-21.

Set 3

Central Methodist ran off six straight points to lead 8-4, and Grand View called timeout down 7-4. The Vikings answered with kills from dos Passos, Renner and Gasparini, plus a Central Methodist error, to pull within 9-8. After a Barrett kill, back-to-back Gasparini kills put Grand View in front, 11-10. The set stayed tight, with ties at 12 and 13, the latter on a Barrett kill, before Grand View ran off four straight, getting three dos Passos kills and a Neves service ace, to lead 17-14. Renner added a kill, and a block from Renner and Barrett and a Gasparini kill pushed the lead to 21-18 and forced a Central Methodist timeout. A Barrett kill made it 22-19. Central Methodist tied the set at 22, but Grand View answered with a Central Methodist error and a block from Neves and Brooklyn Roder to go up 24-22, and Roder finished the set with a kill, 25-23.

Set 4

Grand View came out firing in the fourth set, opening with a dos Passos kill, a Neves service ace, another dos Passos kill and a second Neves ace to lead 4-0. Kills from Roder, Renner and Gasparini helped build a 9-5 lead, and a Barrett kill and a block from dos Passos and Barrett made it 11-6. A Barrett kill, two dos Passos kills and a Mayotte service ace then gave the Vikings a 15-7 lead and forced a Central Methodist timeout. Roder added two more kills, and Clarissa Hasty served back-to-back aces as Grand View pushed the lead to 21-10. Gasparini's kill made it 22-11, a Cecilia Campos service ace followed, and Gasparini closed out the match with a pair of kills, 25-13.

Match Notes

• Maria Eduarda dos Passos led Grand View with 16 kills.
• Ava Renner added 13 kills and 14 digs.
• Victoria Gasparini chipped in 11 kills and 2.0 points off the block.
• Juliana Neves ran the offense with 51 assists and posted a team-high 5 service aces, adding 3.0 points off the block.
• Jocelyn Barrett also had 3.0 points off the block.
• Cecilia Campos led the Grand View defense with a team-high 25 digs.
• Clarissa Hasty added 12 digs and 2 service aces, and Aydia Mayotte added 2 service aces.
• Grand View served 10 aces to Central Methodist's 5.
• As a team, Grand View finished with 56 kills, 10 service aces, 7 total blocks, 53 assists and 78 digs.

UP NEXT

Grand View wraps up its weekend swing Saturday, October 17, at 11:00 AM, at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri.