The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team snapped a 10-match losing streak with a win over the De Smet Bulldogs at home on Thursday, October 12th. The Cardinals won in four sets by scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, and 25-19.
De Smet grabbed the early momentum in the first set with a 9-1 run. They stayed in front and still held an eight point lead at 18-10. St Mary cut the lead to 23-18, but the Bulldogs finished the first set with a 25-19 win. The second set was tied early at 3-3. De Smet went on a small 3-0 run for an early 6-3 lead. The Cardinals then got rolling in the second set. They went on a 6-0 run for a 9-6 lead and then pushed it to an 18-9 score. The Bulldogs cut the lead to 21-17, but St Mary finished the set on a 4-1 run for the 25-18 win.
De Smet started the third set with a 5-2 lead. They continued to hold a 9-6 advantage, but St Mary tied the score 11-11. After a 14-14 tie, the Cardinals went ahead 19-15. De Smet cut the lead to one point, 21-20, but St Mary held them off for a 25-21 win. The Cardinals carried that momentum into the start of the fourth set for a 5-2 lead. They extended that lead to 13-6 only to have the Bulldogs eventually tie the score 16-16. St Mary responded with a 6-1 run for a 22-17 lead. That run was enough to keep them in front to the 25-19 win.
Brianna Lindeman had 31 set assists, nine digs, three kills, and a block. Brianna Griffin tallied 11 kills, seven digs, two ace serves, and a block. Jaycee Tebay finished with eight kills, 11 digs, an ace, and two blocks. Megan Geraets added seven kills, a dig, and five blocks. Emy Herber had five kills, three digs, three ace serves, and nine blocks. Jenna Miller finished with 14 digs, Jodie Klein had nine digs, and Stephenie Geraets added four kills.
