Marshall, Missouri - Grand View closed out its weekend road trip with a sweep of Missouri Valley, winning 25-10, 25-17, 25-15 Saturday morning at Burns Athletic Complex in Marshall, Missouri. The Vikings improve to 14-10 overall and 9-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.
Set 1
Grand View dominated the opening set from the start. Two Ava Renner kills, a Jocelyn Barrett kill and two Missouri Valley errors gave the Vikings a 5-0 lead and forced an early Missouri Valley timeout. A block from Renner and Barrett, another Missouri Valley error and a Victoria Gasparini kill made it 8-1, and two Renner kills and a Gasparini kill pushed the lead to 11-2. Brooklyn Roder's kill made it 12-3 and forced a second Missouri Valley timeout, and the Vikings came out of it with a Roder kill, two Cecilia Campos service aces and a Missouri Valley error to lead 16-4. Grand View later ran off four straight, getting a block from Maria Eduarda dos Passos and Barrett, a Gasparini kill and two Missouri Valley errors, to lead 21-6. A block from Gasparini made it 24-10, and a dos Passos kill closed out the set, 25-10.
Set 2
Missouri Valley took the first three points of the second set and led 5-2, but Grand View then ran off six straight points. A Renner kill, a Missouri Valley error, a Gasparini kill, another Missouri Valley error and back-to-back Campos service aces put the Vikings in front, 8-5. A Gasparini kill and a Renner service ace made it 10-6, and a Gasparini kill pushed the lead to 11-8. With the Vikings up 12-11, they ripped off seven straight points. Kills from dos Passos, Renner, Renner and dos Passos made it 16-11 and forced a Missouri Valley timeout, and Juliana Neves followed with a service ace, Roder added a kill and a block from dos Passos and Roder, with a Missouri Valley error, made it 19-11. Kills from dos Passos, Neves and Barrett stretched the lead to 22-14, Gasparini and Barrett kills made it 24-16, and a Barrett block closed the set, 25-17.
Set 3
Grand View opened the third set with a dos Passos kill and a Mayotte service ace, and after Missouri Valley got on the board, the Vikings ran off four straight, a dos Passos kill, a Renner kill, another dos Passos kill and a Gasparini kill, to lead 6-1. A Renner kill and a Missouri Valley error made it 8-3. Grand View then ran off five straight, getting two Gasparini kills, a Campos service ace, another Gasparini kill and a Renner kill, to lead 13-4. After a Barrett kill made it 14-7, Gasparini took over, putting down a kill, a service ace and another kill to push the lead to 17-8. dos Passos added back-to-back kills to make it 20-12, and after another dos Passos kill, Clarissa Hasty served an ace to make it 22-14. A Gasparini kill and a block from Barrett and Gasparini set up match point at 24-15, and Barrett finished it with a kill, 25-15.
Match Notes
- Victoria Gasparini led all players with 15 kills, adding 2.0 points off the block and 1 service ace.
- Maria Eduarda dos Passos added 13 kills and 2.0 points off the block.
- Ava Renner chipped in 11 kills.
- Cecilia Campos served 5 aces and led the Grand View defense with a team-high 15 digs, adding 6 assists.
- Jocelyn Barrett posted a team-high 4.0 points off the block.
- Juliana Neves ran the offense with 36 assists, 1 service ace and 7 digs.
- Aydia Mayotte, Clarissa Hasty and Ava Renner each added a service ace.
- Grand View served 10 aces without allowing Missouri Valley a single one.
- As a team, Grand View finished with 48 kills, 10 service aces, 6 total blocks, 47 assists and 42 digs, and held Missouri Valley to 24 kills.
UP NEXT
Grand View returns home Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 PM, hosting Midland University at Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
