Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
Trying to earn their first win of the season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team hosted the Tea Area Titans on Thursday, September 10th. The Titans, however, were victorious on this night taking the match in four sets. Tea Area won by scores of 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, and 25-17.
Tea Area started the first set of the match on a 5-0 run and never trailed. Dell Rapids rallied to within a point a couple of times with one of those times being 20-19. Tea Area ended the first set on a 5-0 run to win 25-19.
The second set was back and forth most of the game. Neither team was able to get ahead by more than three points until late in the set. The set was tied 19-19 before the Titans went on a 6-1 run to win 25-20.
Dell Rapids got out to a five-point lead early in the third set at 10-5. They continued to be in control the rest of the game and forced a fourth set with a 25-17 win.
The Titans grabbed an early 4-1 to start the fourth set. Dell Rapids rallied and went on a 9-2 run for a 10-6 advantage. The Titans fought back to tie the set at 13-13, and then they scored the next four points for a 17-13 lead. Dell Rapids pulled within two at 19-17, but the Titans scored the final six points for the match win.
Kylee Fiddelke led the team with 10 kills in the match. Kenzie Garry had eight kills, and Sophi Randall finished with five kills. Randall also led the team with three ace serves, 23 set assists, and six blocks. Garry had two ace serves. Emma Van Regenmorter had four blocks, and Garry had three blocks. Sam Price ended the night with 22 digs. Fiddelke had 12 digs.
Dell Rapids (0-4) will look to pick up their first victory of the season when they travel just down the street. The Quarriers will do battle against the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 14th at St Mary High School. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.