Oskaloosa, IA - Grand View dropped the opening set but battled back to win the next three, taking down William Penn (IA) in four sets, 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22, on the road at Penn Activity Center in Oskaloosa.
Set 1
The two teams traded points throughout a back-and-forth opening set. Grand View broke away with a 5-0 run two kills apiece from Maria Eduarda dos Passos and Jocelyn Barrett plus a William Penn error to lead 10-6 and force a William Penn timeout. William Penn answered right back with a run of its own to retake the lead, and the two teams continued trading points and the advantage down the stretch. Grand View got a late kill from Victoria Gasparini, but William Penn closed out the set, 25-21.
Set 2
Grand View built an early cushion, using a 4-0 run three straight kills from Victoria Gasparini to lead 10-4 and force a William Penn timeout. William Penn chipped away and eventually tied the set at 22-22, but Grand View answered immediately with a Brooklyn Roder kill and closed out the set on an Ava Renner kill, winning it 25-23 to even the match.
Set 3
William Penn jumped out to an early lead, but Grand View answered with points from Jocelyn Barrett, including a service ace, to get right back in it. The set featured seven ties as the two teams traded the advantage throughout the middle stretch. Grand View pulled away for good down the stretch, scoring four of the final five points highlighted by kills from Ava Renner and Juliana Neves to force a William Penn timeout and close out the set, 25-19.
Set 4
Grand View opened the fourth set in dominant fashion, scoring five straight two service aces from Victoria Gasparini and two kills from Maria Eduarda dos Passos to lead 7-2 and force an early William Penn timeout. William Penn battled back with a determined rally, and the two teams traded the lead through ten different ties down the stretch. Grand View called its own timeout while trailing 19-20, then closed out the match with a string of Victoria Gasparini kills to win the set 25-22 and take the match.
Match Notes
- Victoria Gasparini led all players with 18 kills and also paced Grand View with 3 service aces and 16 digs.
- Ava Renner added 15 kills, and Maria Eduarda dos Passos chipped in 11 kills.
- Brooklyn Roder and Ava Renner each contributed at the net, with Roder posting 3.0 points off the block.
- Juliana Neves ran the offense with a season-high 50 assists.
- Cecilia Campos led the Grand View defense with a team-high 18 digs, adding 7 assists and a service ace.
- Clarissa Hasty added 11 digs, and Jocelyn Barrett chipped in a service ace.
- As a team, Grand View finished with 64 kills, 5 service aces, 63 assists and 62 digs.
UP NEXT
Grand View continues Heart of America Athletic Conference play Friday, September 18, at 7:00 PM, hosting Missouri Baptist University at Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
