September 16, 2024

Newton volleyball falls twice in home triangular

Grand View Christian rallies past Cardinals in first match of night

By Troy Hyde
Delaney Woollums

Newton senior Delaney Woollums gets down low for the dig against Grand View Christian on Thursday. The Cardinals lost to both the Thunder and North Polk in their home triangular. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

The Newton volleyball team used a long service run to grab an advantage in the first set against Grand View Christian on Thursday.

But the Cardinals were burned by a few long service runs later in the match and the Thunder rallied from an early match hole and a big deficit in the second set to down Newton 20-25, 26-24, 15-9.

Newton ended its home triangular with a 25-20, 25-13 loss to North Polk.

Addie Ratcliff

Newton junior Addie Ratcliff sends the ball over the net against Grand View Christian on Thursday. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

The Cardinals trailed Grand View Christian 7-5 in the opening set, but a long service run by Sloan Brodersen pushed the hosts in front for good and Newton held on to take the opening set.

The Thunder began the second set with three straight points, but Newton scored seven in a row to go in front 7-3. The Cardinals also led 10-4 and 17-5 before GVC rallied with an 8-0 run.

Macy Lampe put down a trio of kills to give her squad an 18-13, 19-14 and 20-14 advantage.

The Cardinals had many set points after that but couldn’t close the door. Grand View Christian used a 9-0 run to end the set and force a third game. The Thunder’s late stretch included four aces from Addie Hackett.

Newton (5-4) also led the third set 2-0, 3-1 and 6-3 before the Thunder rallied again. Another ace from Hackett put GVC (3-3) in front 7-6 and the visitors stayed in front the rest of the way.

Lainey Vander Schel

Newton senior Lainey Vander Schel receives a serve during the Cardinals' three-set loss to Grand View Christian on Thursday. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

Isabelle Rawlins led the Cardinals in the loss. She finished with 25 assists, two blocks, five digs and four aces.

Lampe added 11 kills and 11 digs, Delaney Woollums chipped in 14 kills, eight digs and two aces and Chloe Swank tallied 15 digs.

Lola Rivera collected four digs, Lainey Vander Schel added three digs, Addie Ratcliff put down two kills and Brodersen served up two aces.

The Cardinals were 54-of-58 in serves with 10 aces. Rawlins served 12-of-12 and Brodersen was 11-of-11.

In the straight-set loss to North Polk (6-6), Rawlins led Newton with 11 assists and eight digs.

Woollums posted five kills and seven digs, Lampe chipped in six kills and Brodersen secured seven digs. Swank and Vander Schel each chipped in four digs and Hook had two digs.

The Cardinals were 32-of-32 in serves. Woollums finished 9-of-9 and Hook was 7-of-7.