Vikings Close Out Regular Season With Sweep of Peru State College

Women’s Volleyball | Tue, Nov. 2, 2021

Peru, NE – The Grand View women’s volleyball team closed out its regular season on Tuesday night with its eighth consecutive win. The Vikings swept the Peru State College Bobcats in three sets with scores 25-16, 25-11 and 25-8.

Set 1: Grand View University 25 l Peru State College 16

The Vikings found themselves down in a quick 4-0 hole to open the first set, but quickly rallied to take the lead at 6-5. The turning point came in the middle stages when Grand View went on a 6-0 scoring spurt, led by two kills from Alexa Aldrich-Ingram (SR/Iowa City, IA), to increase its lead to 14-9. The Vikings never let the Bobcats regain any momentum as two more scoring runs of 3-0 and 4-0 led the Vikings to a set win.

Set 2: Grand View University 25 l Peru State College 11

After the two squads battled to a 5-5 draw, it was all Grand View the rest of the way, sparked by a 5-0 scoring spurt with kills from Jenna Wagemester (SR/Cedar Rapids, IA), Taylor Carey (SR/Waukee, IA) and a service ace by Lauren Bair (JR/Braddyville, IA). The Vikings went on an even bigger scoring streak of 7-0 later to put the score at 19-7 as they were able to capitalize on multiple attack errors from the Bobcats. Grand View would keep its foot on the pedal and closed out the set off another Peru State miscue.

Set 3: Grand View University 25 l Peru State College 8

The third and final set proved to be the most dominant for Grand View as it went on the longest scoring run of the season, scoring 14 consecutive points. During the scoring run Wagemester recorded four of the teams six kills. With the score at 19-3, the match was all but sealed and the Vikings ended it with service ace by Chevy Wagner-Chun (SO/Waianae, HI).

Key Players…

On offense, Jenna Wagemester led the Vikings with 10 kills on the night, while Alexa Aldrich-Ingram was right behind with eight kills. On defense, Chevy Wagner-Chun hit double-digits with 10 kills.

Up Next…

The Vikings will now get ready for the Heart of America Conference Championship. The time, location and opponent of Grand View’s next match will be determined at a later date, but the Vikings will begin play on Saturday, November 6.