Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ELGIN, IL - Grand View women's volleyball improves to 2-1 on the season after taking down both Kuyper College and Judson University in straight sets on Saturday. The Vikings put together a dominant day at the net, sweeping a pair of matches and never trailing a set against either opponent. Grand View's balanced attack and steady serving carried them through both contests, pushing their win streak further along in a strong start to the season.
 

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MATCH ONE: Grand View def. Kuyper College, 25-7, 25-4, 25-17
 
Grand View controlled the match from the opening whistle, out-hitting Kuyper .413 to -.146 on the day and piling up 26 kills to Kuyper's 10. The Vikings also held a commanding edge in aces, 26-5, while Kuyper struggled to find any rhythm on the attack, finishing with more errors (17) than kills (10).
 
Maria Eduarda dos Passos led the Vikings offense with 6 kills, followed by Ava Renner with 5 and Luisa de Paula with 4. Juliana Neves was everywhere for Grand View, piling up 11 assists to go with a match-high 10 aces of her own. Victoria Bencardino chipped in 7 assists, and Aydia Mayotte paced the defense with 8 digs.
 
MATCH NOTES

• Grand View out-killed Kuyper 26-10 on the match
• The Vikings served 26 aces compared to Kuyper's 5
• Neves recorded a team-high 10 aces to go with 11 assists

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MATCH TWO: Grand View def. Judson University, 25-16, 25-21, 25-14
Grand View wrapped up the doubleheader with another straight-set win, this time over Judson University. The Vikings hit .241 as a team compared to Judson's .067, and used a balanced attack to pull away in each set, winning by scores of 25-16, 25-21, and 25-14.
Victoria Gasparini paced the Vikings with 9 kills on .316 hitting, adding 3 aces and 3 digs. Ava Renner followed with 6 kills as senior Brooklyn Roder was efficient at the net, hitting .800 on her way to 4 kills, while also contributing 2 digs and a block assist.
 
Juliana Neves once again ran the show, dishing out a team-high 13 assists to go with 3 digs, and Maria Eduarda dos Passos added 10 assists of her own. On defense, Aydia Mayotte and Clarissa Hasty each logged 9 digs to anchor the back row. Grand View also won the battle at the net, out-blocking Judson 5.0 to 3.0.
 
MATCH NOTES

• Grand View out-hit Judson .241 to .067 as a team
• The Vikings won the block battle, 5.0 to 3.0
• Gasparini led all players with 9 kills and 12 total points
• Neves recorded 13 assists and 3 digs in the win

 

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UP NEXT
Grand View will look to keep the momentum going as the Vikings travel to Omaha for the Bruins Invite on August 28th. Their next match ups will be Dordt University on Friday the 28^th at 5PM and Saturday the 29^thagainst Valley City State University at 11AM and Xavier University of Louisiana at 5PM!