Des Moines, IA - Grand View won the first set but could not hold off Park University (MO), falling 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 12-25) at the Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center on Friday night.
Set 1
The Vikings took the opener 25-22 in a back-and-forth set. After Park scored the first two points, Grand View ran off several straight to build a 15-11 lead and force a Park timeout. Park rallied to lead 19-16, but Grand View answered, tying it at 19-19 on a Kaylee Stalder kill. After Park moved back ahead 20-19, the Vikings reeled off four straight points. Stalder tied it, and kills from Maria Eduarda dos Passos and Jocelyn Barrett, plus a Barrett/Victoria Bencardino block, put Grand View up 23-20. Dos Passos finished the set with a kill.
Set 2
Park came out of the break in control, opening on a 6-0 run that led Grand View to call timeouts at 8-1 and 15-8. Barrett's back-to-back service aces cut the deficit to 10-7, and a pair of Lindsey Hrbek/Victoria Gasparini blocks helped the Vikings creep within 20-16. Park closed it out 25-19 to even the match.
Set 3
Grand View led for much of the third set, going up 14-11 on a 3-0 run that included an ace from Tarra Kothenbeutel. Park answered with a 4-0 run to tie the set and take a 15-14 lead, and held a cushion the rest of the way. The Vikings pulled within 22-21 late, but Park scored the final three points to win 25-21.
Set 4
Park took control early in the fourth set, opening on a 9-0 run that forced a Grand View timeout at 5-0. The Vikings couldn't recover and fell 25-12.
Match Notes
- Dos Passos led Grand View with 16 kills, followed by Stalder with 6 and Gasparini with 5.
- Bencardino ran the offense with 26 assists, and Juliana Neves added 5.
- Hrbek and Barrett each had 4.0 blocks, and Stalder added 3.0.
- Barrett led the Vikings with 2 service aces. Anna Takushi and Gasparini each had one, and the team finished with 6.
- Luisa de Paula led Grand View with 11 digs, while Takushi and Beniz Tasdemir each added 10.
- As a team, Grand View finished with 41 kills, 37 assists, 11 blocks and 59 digs, hitting .083 for the match.
UP NEXT
Grand View returns to the Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center in Des Moines on Saturday, October 3, at 4:00 PM to host MidAmerica Nazarene University.
