The Sacred Heart Eagles Volleyball Team jumped out to an early two-set lead and were able to finish off the Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds in four sets (25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17) in their season and home opener.
SET ONE –
The match started with both teams splitting points with ties occurring at 1,2,3, and 4. They tied again at eight after the Eagles had a 3-0 run followed by a Thunderbirds 4-0 run. Sacred Heart made a mid-set run to take a five point lead and did not falter that lead through the rest of the set despite a Mahnomen-Waubun push. A first set filled with unforced errors and net violations fittingly ended with a Thunderbird in the net to give the Eagles a first set win 25-22.
SET TWO –
The second set was a set of runs and it started quickly for the Eagles. With Haley Vonasek serving, the Eagles rattled off six straight points. Then with an 8-5 lead, Avery Horken and Emma Anvinson led the charge in a 5-1 run to give the Eagles a 13-6 lead. After a timeout, the Thunderbirds battled back to tie the game at 13 with Kendra Syverson notching a couple of aces. Another 5-0 Eagles run with Sophia Evavold getting a couple of kills. That ended of being the difference with the Eagles taking a commanding 2-0 set lead with a 25-20 win.
SET THREE –
The Thunderbirds needed to win the set to keep the match alive and they got off to a good start leading 6-2. The Eagles worked back to tie the game back up at eleven apiece. The unforced errors started to evaporate as both teams were playing good volleyball. The teams traded points good rally after good rally and found themselves again tied at 18-18. Sadie Swiers and Kendra Syverson led the way the rest of the way grabbing a 24-20 lead before finishing off Eagles and forcing a fourth set with a 23-25 win.
SET FOUR –
For the first half of set number four, it looked as if they were headed towards a fifth set. Mahnomen-Waubun controlled the set early on using a well-rounded attack from Syverson, Swiers, Rylee McArthur, and Cady Clark and key blocks up front from Roni Keezer to build a up a good lead. However, Sacred Heart had other plans as they battled back to tie the set at 15-15. From there, it was all Eagles as they finished off the set with a 10-2 run to with the fourth and final set 25-17.
Sacred Heart starts their season on a positive note with a 1-0 record. They will look to improve their record Tuesday when they travel to play Kittson County Central.
Mahnomen-Waubun begins their season with an 0-1 record. They will look to get their first win Tuesday when they go on the road to play Crookston in a game you can hear on KROX.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Mahnomen-Waubun | 22 | 20 | 25 | 17 |
| Sacred Heart | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
For Sacred Heart –
Kills – Avery Horken- 10, Sophia Evavold- 8, Emma Anvinson- 6, Grace Vonesh- 4
Assists – Ella Adolphson- 29
Blocks – Audrey Zavoral- 2, Emma Anvinson- 2, Grace Vonesh- 1
Aces – Ella Adolphson- 2, Haley Vonasek- 2, Grace Vonesh- 1
For Mahnomen-Waubun –
Kills – Kendra Syverson- 12, Rylee McArthur- 6, Sadie Swiers- 5, Sunshine Englund- 3
Assists – Cady Clark- 13, Rylee McArthur- 5
Blocks – Sadie Swiers- 3, Roni Keezer- 3
Aces – Kendra Syverson- 7, 5 players with 1 apiece
