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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team had their first home match of the 2022 season on Tuesday, August 30th. The Cardinals hosted the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders, and the Raiders got the 3-1 win by scores of 30-28, 22-25, 25-22, and 26-24.
Set 1: Raiders 30, Cardinals 28
The entire match was back and forth all night long. The Raiders took an early 7-4 lead in the opening set. The Cardinals went on an 8-0 run for a 12-7 lead. ORR got the score tied 14-14 and then went ahead 18-14. St Mary battled to tie the score 22-22. The two teams then went back-and-forth trading points and advantages. St Mary held a 28-27 lead, but the Raiders scored three in a row to take the first set.
Set 2: Cardinals 25, Raiders 22
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The second set continued to be a close battle to start. The teams traded points, and the score was tied 6-6. The Cardinals then went on a 7-1 run to build a 13-6 lead. The Raiders were never able to get closer than three points, and the Cardinals won the second set 25-22.
Set 3: Raiders 25, Cardinals 22
Again the start of the third set was back-and-forth as the score was tied 7-7. The Cardinals scored the next three points for a small 10-7 lead. The lead grew to 15-11 before the Raiders went on a run. ORR got the score tied at 17-17, and they then went ahead 22-18. St Mary pulled within a point at 23-22, but ORR scored the final two points to win the set.
Set 4: Raiders 26, Cardinals 24
St Mary looked to be headed towards forcing a fifth set. After the Cardinals led 11-10, they pushed their lead to 16-11. The Raiders closed the gap to one, 17-16 after a 5-1 scoring run. St Mary pushed the lead back to five points, 23-18, and also was at set-point, 24-21. The Raiders, however, went on a 5-0 run and stole the fourth set 26-24 to win the match.
Stats
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Ella Griffin finished with 11 kills, six digs, and two ace serves. Maya Heinitz had 10 kills, 11 digs, and five aces. Brianna Griffin added nine kills, five digs, a block, and an ace serve. Jaycee Tebay had seven kills and three blocks. Brianna Lindeman finished with 32 set assists, eight digs, and three ace serves. Josie Baumberger had a team-high 25 digs along with an ace. Madala Hanson finished with 11 digs and two ace serves. Whitney Warwick also had 10 digs.
**Photos taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley**
