(Peru, Ne.)- The Peru State College volleyball team defeated Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Graceland in straight sets during the Going Gold game sponsored by Angels Among Us. The Bobcats took down the Yellowjackets with a scoreline of 25-13, 25-10, and 25-18.
Peru State climbs to 10-4 overall on the season which is the fewest games to 10 wins since 2016 when the Bobcats defeated Cornerstone University in the 11
th game of the season, Peru State also rises to 2-1 in conference action. Graceland falls to 1-10 overall and 0-3 in Heart play.
Set one opened to an 8-0 Bobcat explosion that was highlighted by three service aces from
Teodora Bulatovic (Tivat, Montenegro. / SMŠ "Mladost" Tivat) and continued the push as the lead was stretched to 11 (15-4). After some back and forth scoring, the Yellowjackets scored four straight in attempts to spark a comeback but an 8-3 run handed the opening set to Peru State 25-13.
The second set began with The Bobcats tearing into a 14-1 advantage and never looking back as after a 3-0 spurt by Graceland, runs of 5-3 and 6-2 let Peru State run away with set two 25-10.
The Yellowjackets pushed back to start the third set as a 6-3 stretch would deliver Graceland their first lead of the game, until a 5-1 run by the Bobcats which was capped off by back-to-back
Addison Schneider (Humphrey, Nebraska. / Humphrey High School) kills took the lead 8-7. Neither team could pull away in a 14-point series which had four ties until a 6-0 shove by Peru State built a seven-point advantage (21-14). A 3-2 series in favor of the Bobcats would take the set to match point (24-18) and after two straight points by Graceland, a
Shealie Wiebers (Papillion, Nebraska. / Papillion-La Vista High School) kill shut down the set and won the game 25-18.
Offensively Wiebers led the pack with eight kills from a .429 clip while
Eden Moore (Eagle, Nebraska. / Waverly High School) followed close behind with seven and
Chancie Deaton (Payson, Arizona. / Payson High School) and Schneider botch logged six, Bulatovic paced the game with 17 assists and
Samantha Chesley (Lincoln, Nebraska. / Pius X High School) put up 12. Bulatovic also found a game-high four service aces while Wiebers notched three.
Chesley led the team with nine digs while
Haylie Vollman (Palmyra, Nebraska. / Palmyra High School) and Moore found seven. Deaton led the way with five block assists while Wiebers picked up two and a solo block.
The Bobcats return to action on Friday, where Peru State will hit the road to take on Heart foe MidAmerica Nazarene.
