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Sophie Weber
Ted Schultz
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Grinnell GC 11-5,0-0 Midwest
3
Winner Wartburg WAR 9-4,0-0 American Rivers
Grinnell GC
11-5,0-0 Midwest
1
Final
3
Wartburg WAR
9-4,0-0 American Rivers
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Grinnell GC 17 26 17 15 (1)
Wartburg WAR 25 24 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ted Schultz

Grinnell volleyball team falls in 4 sets at Wartburg

WAVERLY, Iowa - Grinnell College's volleyball team posted a big rally in the second set to tie the match, but Wartburg College rebounded to take the next two sets for a 3-1 non-conference victory Tuesday night.

Set scores, in favor of Wartburg, were 17-25, 26-24, 17-25 and 15-25.

Jenna Keller '25 had 14 kills for Grinnell (11-5), while Hayley Taka '26 also had a strong effort at the net with 10 kills and a .241 hitting efficiency. Emily Brewer '25 posted 32 assists and Gabby Choy '26 served up three aces.

In the digs department, Sophie Weber '25 led the way with 24 while Keller and Brewer had 10 apiece.

Ater Wartburg (9-4) won the opening set, Grinnell shot out to a 6-2 lead in the second thanks to a five-point run that included two aces by Choy. But Wartburg raced back to go ahead 22-19. 

Keller then recorded three kills in a row to tie the set. Wartburg grabbed two more leads, the last at 24-23, before Keller and Ella O'Neill '25 combined on a block, the hosts had a hitting error and Nicole Mlynski '26 finished things off with a kill.

Wartburg regained momentum after that to win the next two sets and the match.

Grinnell meets another American Rivers Conference squad Friday when Central College visits Darby Gymnasium. The first serve is set for 6 p.m.
 
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