Des Moines, Iowa - Grand View defeated No. 11 Midland University in four sets, 25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, Tuesday night at home in Des Moines. The Vikings improve to 15-10 overall and 10-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.
Set 1
Midland led 9-5 early, but Grand View rallied, getting kills from Victoria Gasparini and Maria Eduarda dos Passos to trim the deficit. After Midland went up 11-8, the Vikings ran off three straight, a dos Passos kill, a Juliana Neves service ace and a block from dos Passos and Brooklyn Roder, to tie it at 11. The set stayed tight, with ties at 12, 13, 14 and 15, including an Ana Julia Goncalves kill that evened it at 14. Midland ran off four straight to lead 19-15, and after a Jocelyn Barrett kill, Grand View called timeout down 20-16. The Vikings came out of it with a Midland error and a dos Passos kill to cut it to 21-18, then dos Passos kills made it 21-19 and 22-20. With Midland up 23-20, Grand View closed the set on a five-point run: a Goncalves kill, a Cecilia Campos service ace, a Barrett kill, a Gasparini kill and a final Barrett kill to win it, 25-23.
Set 2
Midland jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second set. Grand View answered with kills from Roder, Goncalves and Barrett and later got within 8-7 on a Gasparini kill and a Midland error. Midland pulled away midway through, and the Vikings kept fighting, getting a Barrett kill, a Neves kill and a block from dos Passos and Roder to cut it to 15-10, then back-to-back Goncalves kills to pull within 17-12. Kills from Gasparini and Goncalves, a Midland error and another Gasparini kill kept the Vikings within striking distance at 20-16, and Barrett and dos Passos kills made it 22-18, but Midland closed out the set, 25-19.
Set 3
Ava Renner opened the third set with a kill, and the teams traded points through ties at 1, 2 and 4, the latter on a Campos service ace. Midland moved ahead 7-4, but Grand View answered with five straight points, getting two Gasparini kills and three Midland errors, to lead 9-7. The set was tied at 9, 10 and 11 before the Vikings ran off four straight, getting two Midland errors, a Goncalves kill and, after a Midland timeout, a dos Passos kill, to lead 15-11. Midland came back to tie it at 18 and went up 19-18, but a Barrett kill evened it at 19 and a Gasparini kill put Grand View back in front. After a Neves kill tied it at 21, a dos Passos kill gave the Vikings a 22-21 lead. Midland tied it at 22, but Grand View finished on a three-point run, a dos Passos kill and two Goncalves kills, to win the set, 25-22.
Set 4
Midland led 6-3 early in the fourth set, but Grand View answered with six straight points to take a 9-6 lead and force a Midland timeout. Two Gasparini kills, a Campos service ace, two Goncalves kills and a Neves kill made up the run. Midland tied the set at 9, but the Vikings got four Gasparini kills and a Barrett kill, along with a Midland error, to lead 14-11, then Roder added a kill and Neves served an ace to push the lead to 16-12. After a Midland run cut it to 16-14 and Grand View called timeout, dos Passos and Gasparini kills made it 18-15, and a Roder kill, a Midland error and a Campos service ace gave the Vikings a 21-15 lead and forced another Midland timeout. Barrett and Gasparini kills made it 23-16, and a Goncalves kill made it 24-18. Midland rallied to pull within 24-22, but dos Passos put away the final kill to close out the match, 25-22.
Match Notes
UP NEXT
Grand View returns to action Thursday, October 22, at 7:00 PM, hosting Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) at Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
