NEW ULM, Minn. - MLC volleyball found itself in a similar position to previous matches this season, down 2-1 despite pushing its opponent deep into sets.
On Tuesday night, the Knights responded in a way that they hadn't yet this season, knocking off Bethany Lutheran College in five sets: 20-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 15-9.
In the momentum-changing fourth set, the Knights used a pair of 5-0 runs along with two 3-0 spurts to earn the five-point win. The Vikings hit a negative percentage in that set.
The teams were tied at 8 in the fifth set before the Knights went on a 6-0 run with
Anna Kieselhorst at the service line, which included one ace. Kieselhorst had four aces on the night to lead the team. Outside hitter
Elsa Brauer and middle hitter
Hannah Rimpel each had two kills in the fifth set.
One of the Knights' biggest advantages came at the service line where they had 11 aces compared to just five for Bethany while still serving about the same percentage.
MLC's attack was as balanced as it has been this season.
Kenzie Loberger led the way with 11 kills while Brauer and Rimpel added nine each and
Kiara Humann chipped in eight. Loberger also had three aces.
Ella Walz and
Kourtney Zech had 17 and 16 assists respectively.
Defensively, Kieselhorst made 23 digs, Loberger had 19 and Rimpel had 2.5 blocks.
