Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team won their fourth straight match to start the season. The latest win came against the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles on Thursday, September 3rd at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
The Cardinals won the match in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 26-24, and 25-9.
The first two sets of the match were close, back-and-forth games. In the opening set, both teams made runs. After a 7-7 tie score, the Cardinals scored the next four points to take an 11-7 lead. Mitchell Christian responded by scoring the next five for a 12-11 advantage. St Mary then took control of the first set with an 11-2 run to lead 22-13. They went on to take the first set 25-16. The second set was never more than a three-point difference. St Mary’s largest lead was three points at 16-13. The Golden Eagles led by as many as two points at 22-20. The Cardinals ended the set on a 6-2 run to win 26-24 for the two set advantage. St Mary took the momentum from the first two sets and went on a big run midway through the third set to get the match win.
Ella Heinitz finished the night with 10 kills, nine digs, seven set assists, and two ace serves. Courtney Brown had eight kills and 13 digs. Ella Griffin finished with 15 set assists, six kills, four digs, two blocks, and two ace serves. Maya Heinitz finished with 10 digs and three kills. Macie Brown had seven digs and two ace serves. Lauren Rasmussen had four digs and two kills, and Teri Schoeberl had three digs.
The seniors were also recognized prior to the match. The seniors are Ella Heinitz, Macie Brown, Lauren Rasmussen, and Teri Schoeberl.
St Mary (4-0) will host Canistota on Thursday, September 10th.