Fort Wayne, IN - Grand View went 0-2 at Schaefer Center, falling to Grace (IN) in four sets, 25-14, 21-25, 25-20, 25-14, before dropping a straight-set decision to IU Kokomo, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19. Grand View falls to 5-5 on the season.
GAME 1: Grace (IN) def. Grand View, 25-14, 21-25, 25-20, 25-14
Set 1
Grace built an early lead and pulled ahead 12-6, forcing a Grand View timeout. Grand View got back-to-back blocks from Lindsey Hrbek to stay within touch, and kills from Brooklyn Roder, Ana Julia Goncalves and Maria Eduarda dos Passos kept the Vikings competitive down the stretch, but Grace closed out the opening set 25-14.
Set 2
Grand View got rolling behind three straight kills from Ava Renner to start the set, then broke away with a 4-0 run capped by another Renner service ace to lead 7-4. The Vikings pushed the margin out to as many as seven points before Grace rallied within three on three separate occasions down the stretch, but Grand View held on and closed out the set 25-21 on a final Ava Renner kill to even the match.
Set 3
Grand View built its biggest lead of the match, going up 12-5 behind kills from Maria Eduarda dos Passos and Brooklyn Roder and a Clarissa Hasty service ace. Grace answered with a run of its own to tie it back up at 12-12, and the two teams traded the lead several times before Grace closed the set on a big run to win it, 25-20.
Set 4
Grace opened the fourth set with a 6-0 run. Grand View answered with points from Brooklyn Roder, Ana Julia Goncalves and Juliana Neves to get within three, and a run capped by back-to-back kills from Maria Eduarda dos Passos trimmed the deficit to two, 8-10. Grace pulled away again, but back-to-back service aces from Jocelyn Barrett gave Grand View one more push before Grace closed out the match, winning the set 25-14 to take it 3-1.
Game 1 Notes
- Maria Eduarda dos Passos led Grand View with 10 kills for 11.5 points, adding a solo block and a block assist.
- Ava Renner added 8 kills for 9.0 points, with a team-high 8 digs.
- Ana Julia Goncalves chipped in 8 kills for 8.5 points, with 5 digs and a block assist.
- Brooklyn Roder posted 5 kills for 6.5 points, with a solo block and a block assist.
- Jocelyn Barrett added a kill and 2 service aces for 3.5 points.
- Juliana Neves ran the offense with 19 assists and 6 digs, while Victoria Bencardino added 11 assists and a team-high 10 digs.
- Lindsey Hrbek contributed 2 solo blocks for 3.0 points, and Luisa de Paula chipped in 2 kills.
- As a team, Grand View finished with 38 kills, 35 assists, 62 digs, 6 service aces and 8 total blocks.
GAME 2: IU Kokomo def. Grand View, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19
Set 1
IU Kokomo opened with a 6-0 run to build a big early cushion, forcing a Grand View timeout. Maria Eduarda dos Passos sparked the answer, delivering a string of kills as part of a 5-0 Grand View run that cut the deficit to two, 16-19, and forced an IU Kokomo timeout of its own. IU Kokomo answered right back out of the break and closed out the set 25-18.
Set 2
Grand View led early, 6-4, and the teams traded through a tie at 10-10. IU Kokomo pulled ahead with a run to lead 11-16, but Grand View answered with points from Ana Julia Goncalves and Cecilia Campos to trim it to 14-16, then got another push two straight kills from Maria Eduarda dos Passos to pull within two again at 18-20. IU Kokomo closed out the set 25-20.
Set 3
Grand View got a kill from Maria Eduarda dos Passos and a block to grab an early 2-1 edge, and Jocelyn Barrett and Brooklyn Roder kept the Vikings within touch with kills through the middle of the set. IU Kokomo built a lead and forced a Grand View timeout, but the Vikings finished with a flourish three straight service aces from Jocelyn Barrett pulled it to 19-23 and forced an IU Kokomo timeout of its own. IU Kokomo closed out the match from there, winning the set 25-19 to complete the sweep.
Game 2 Notes
- Maria Eduarda dos Passos led all players with 14 kills for a match-high 14.0 points.
- Jocelyn Barrett added 4 kills and 4 service aces for 8.5 points, with a block assist.
- Brooklyn Roder and Ana Julia Goncalves each posted 5 kills for 6.0 points, with Roder adding 2 block assists and Goncalves adding 2 block assists and 3 digs.
- Ava Renner chipped in 5 kills for 5.5 points, with a team-high 8 digs.
- Juliana Neves ran the offense with 26 assists, adding 2 service aces and 4 digs.
- Aydia Mayotte and Cecilia Campos each added a service ace and multiple digs off the bench.
- As a team, Grand View finished with 34 kills, 31 assists, 34 digs, 6 service aces and 6 block assists.
UP NEXT
Grand View is back in action Tuesday, September 8, at 7:00 PM, hosting Graceland University (Iowa) at Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
