Briar Cliff women's volleyball traveled to Valley City, North Dakota Sunday and fell in five sets to the Vikings.
Set one went back and forth before the Chargers outscored the Vikings 10-5 over the final 15 points to close out the first set 25-20. A service ace from
Tannah Heath followed by a
Chloe Johnson kill brought the Chargers to set point. After two Valley City points, Johnson put the set away with a kill off a
Madilyn Wagaman assist.
Valley City took the next two sets (25-16, 25-23) and outhit BC .423 to .125 in set one and .250 to .250 in the third set. The Chargers led for the majority of the third set and were leading 21-17 before an 8-2 run from the Vikings would end the set.
Briar Cliff took advantage of a .143 hitting percentage from the Vikings in set four, committing just three errors and putting down 14 kills en route to a 25-17 set win. Trailing 12-9 in the final set, the Chargers went on a 5-1 run after a timeout to go up 14-13. A kill from
Sami Wasmund put the final set at 15-15, but two straight points from the Vikings closed out their five-set victory.
Abbie Ericson and Johnson had 15 kills apiece with a .237 and .293 hitting percentage, respectively.
Toria Andre and
Tyra Blue both added 10 kills. Andre recorded three block assists and Wasmund had four.
'Valley City implemented a plan to best utilize their outsides and the two of them played very well," said head coach
Lindsey Weatherford. "Our middles,
Sami Wasmund and
Toria Andre played well once again, they have been resilient and consistent all weekend. That combined with the attack of
Chloe Johnson really gave us a spark when we needed it."
Tannah Heath had a team high 16 digs and
Abbey Jones had 13.
Maureen Imrie dished out 31 assists and added seven digs.
Madilyn Wagaman had 19 assists and nine digs.
Briar Cliff travels to Mitchell, South Dakota Friday night to take on Dakota Wesleyan at 7:30 p.m.
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