(Peru, Neb.) – On Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Peru State College volleyball season ended at the hands of #20 Grand View University. The Vikings won inside the Al Wheeler Activity Center 3-0.
 
The Vikings improved their record to 23-12 overall and 16-3 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Peru State fell to 5-28 overall and 3-16 in conference play.
 
The Bobcats would come out in the first set and score the first four points off a Cassie Davis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) service ace, an attacking error on Grand View, a kill by Alexandra Chavarria (Hollister, Calif.) off the set from Davis, and another miscue by the Vikings as they would trail 4-0 to start the game.
 
After the slow start by Grand View, they would end up going on a 14-5 run to take a five-point lead at 14-9. The run was stopped off a kill by Chavarria off the assist from Hannia Rios (Toa Baja, P.R).
 
The Vikings would use the big run that they went on to open the game to take a 1-0 lead in this best-of-five match with a score of 25-16.
 
In set number two Grand View started where they left off at the end of the first set by scoring the first two-points of the set before back-to-back errors would tie the game up at 2-2.
 
The Vikings would break the tie with three straight points to have a 5-2 lead in the game. The Bobcats would score three in a row of a kill from Chavarria off the assist from Davis, and then back-to-back miscues by Grand View as the score would be tied at 5-5.
 
The game would break open when Grand View scored six in a row before a kill by Dawson Sharman Sidney) off the assist from Davis would stop the run. The Bobcats trailed in set number two 11-6 at this point.
 
Just like in the first set the Vikings used a decent run to take control of the game early as they won set number two 25-11 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Grand View scored the four in a row to start the third set before a service error would give the 'Cats their first point of the set and the serve as they trailed 4-1.
 
The Vikings extended their lead with a 15-1 run to lead 19-3. The run was stopped by back-to-back errors on Grand View.
 
The Viking would end the game on a 6-2 run to win the match 3-0 off a set three score of 25-8.
 
Stats
 
Davis led the team with the lone service ace for the Bobcats.
 
Chavarria and Shaman tied for a team-high in kills with five each.
 
Davis led the Bobcats with eight assists while Rios added five assists of her own.
 
Cheyenne Birkle (Holden, Mo.) added 14 digs for a team-high while Alyssa Bock (Plattsmouth) added seven and Mattie Nichols (Auburn) finished with five digs.
 
Chavarria and Ace Swadogo (Omaha) each had one block assist.
 
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The Peru State College volleyball season has ended. The team finished with a 5-28 overall record and was 3-16 in the conference for 2021.